FNUS73 KOAX 061011 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO REFUGE...U.S. FWS-DESOTO REFUGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 511 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTH OR NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING SHOULD DECREASE A LITTLE BY LATE MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........69 63 60 59 57 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 51 56 60 63 63 RH..............51 48 42 36 33 31 20 FT WIND......N 20 N 20 N 18 N 18 N 15 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 30 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. 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.......300-700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........43 44 54 55 62 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 55 51 48 45 43 RH..............33 43 54 61 70 77 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 6 NE 6 E 6 E 6 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. EAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 29 TO 38 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........80 85 91 96 96 96 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............42 46 50 55 59 60 RH..............81 79 72 65 59 58 20 FT WIND......E 10 E 13 E 15 E 17 E 24 E 24 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 30 30 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...MINDY SHEETS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110406.DESOT.01/OAX