FNUS73 KOAX 020951 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER CREEK...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 451 AM CDT TUE NOV 2 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN THE AREA WILL GIVE WAY TO LIGHT SOUTH WINDS BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LIGHT WINDS WILL LIMIT AFTERNOON MIXING AND SMOKE DISPERSAL. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR THE WINDS TO BECOME WEST AND THEN NORTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY LEADING TO BETTER MIXING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. 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.......300-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 17 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 37 45 54 61 61 RH..............88 79 60 46 39 41 20 FT WIND......SE 2 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 21 TO 29 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........55 53 50 48 43 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 51 46 44 41 39 RH..............51 63 73 79 89 92 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 SW 5 NW 5 NW 12 NW 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........31 14 10 8 7 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 40 46 53 58 57 RH..............96 85 68 50 40 38 20 FT WIND......N 8 NW 13 NW 18 NW 23 NW 22 NW 20 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 25 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...BOUSTEAD REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HICKMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101102.DEERC.01/OAX