FNUS73 KOAX 161313 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOYER CHUTE NWR...U.S. FWS-DESOTO REFUGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 713 AM CST WED FEB 16 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A PERIOD OF MORNING VALLEY FOG AND LOW CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE...BUT THIS IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY DISSIPATE BY MID TO LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON...AND ALLOW FOR MIXING HEIGHTS ABOVE 1000 FEET BY EARLY AFTERNOON. CONTINUED SNOW MELT WILL LEAD TO HIGHER MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BUT 2 HOUR FLUES WILL START TO DRY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE INCREASED WIND AND SUNSHINE. LOW CLOUDS...FOG AND EVEN POSSIBLE DRIZZLE WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 31 TO 32 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........56 54 52 50 53 61 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 33 40 49 55 55 RH..............92 96 82 66 59 64 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 3 S 8 S 13 S 16 S 16 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING...THEN AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........82 75 84 91 90 88 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG TEMP............52 49 46 45 44 42 RH..............80 86 93 96 100 100 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 13 S 12 S 12 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 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.....WEST 20 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........86 76 62 51 45 37 WEATHER COV.....AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE RH..............100 100 83 55 45 44 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 12 SW 14 SW 15 W 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...BOUSTEAD REQUESTED BY...MINDY SHEETS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110216.BOYER.01/OAX