FNUS73 KOAX 111214 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO NWR...U.S. FWS-DESOTO REFUGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 714 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA TODAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO LIGHTER WINDS...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO START TO DIMINISH BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS AND COOL TEMPERATURES ARE THEN EXPECTED TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY AS WARMER AIR MOVES BACK TOWARD THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4400-6200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 23 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........38 30 19 10 7 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 47 53 58 61 62 RH..............86 70 54 43 39 36 20 FT WIND......NW 13 NW 12 NW 14 NW 17 NW 17 N 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......300-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 6 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 53 48 45 42 40 RH..............39 49 59 63 68 74 20 FT WIND......N 14 NW 10 NW 6 NW 3 W 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.20 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 6 6 6 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 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.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........19 23 28 32 31 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 45 55 63 69 70 RH..............79 62 45 34 30 31 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 8 S 12 S 14 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...MINDY SHEETS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110411.DESOT.01/OAX