FNUS73 KOAX 191231 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR V AND W...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 731 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE REGION TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN EAST SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE LOCAL REGION TODAY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AND DRY WEATHER. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........39 45 49 49 57 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 60 66 69 72 73 RH..............77 55 45 42 39 41 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 10 SE 14 SE 17 SE 20 SE 18 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 25 30 30 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 24 TO 28 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........72 69 66 64 70 77 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............71 65 61 59 56 55 RH..............45 55 62 68 74 81 20 FT WIND......E 14 E 13 E 13 E 13 E 13 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 29 TO 38 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 38 TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........83 85 88 90 91 93 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 58 61 64 66 66 RH..............83 75 66 62 61 65 20 FT WIND......E 15 E 16 E 18 SE 20 SE 18 E 17 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HICKMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100519.VANDW.01/OAX