FNUS73 KOAX 171025 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO 2...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 525 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL TURN TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT IGNITION TIME...THEN BECOME NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON AS A COLD FRONT PASSES. TEMPERATURES BEGINNING THE DAY IN THE LOW TO MID 50S WILL WARM INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S BY NOON AND REMAIN THERE DURING THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD BE ABOVE 70 PERCENT AT THE 9 AM IGNITION TIME...THEN FALL DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON TOWARD 40 PERCENT BY 4 PM AS DRIER AIR WORKS IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........90 79 65 54 51 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 55 59 63 65 66 RH..............86 82 68 55 47 41 20 FT WIND......S 12 SW 16 W 18 NW 20 NW 18 NW 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 30 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 13 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.......2600-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........45 52 61 68 72 77 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 53 48 45 41 39 RH..............42 55 63 69 79 89 20 FT WIND......N 13 N 10 N 7 N 6 N 6 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........80 80 79 78 68 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 39 43 47 49 50 RH..............96 90 77 66 60 59 20 FT WIND......NE 8 N 9 N 9 N 9 N 9 NE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 3 3 3 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SUNDAY... CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DERGAN REQUESTED BY...MINDY SHEETS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110317.DESOT.02/OAX