FNUS73 KOAX 020859 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOESS HILLS CUTLER...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 359 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... FAIR WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT ABOUT 10 MPH...THEN BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AGAIN TONIGHT. A DRY AIRMASS WILL KEEP THE AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON THE LOW SIDE TODAY...AT ABOUT 20 TO 30 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-8900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........21 27 30 32 45 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 41 52 57 60 60 RH..............78 52 35 26 21 20 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 12 NW 15 NW 15 NW 17 NW 16 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 20 25 25 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH BECOMING NORTH 0 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........49 46 41 38 31 22 WEATHER COV..... AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST FROST TEMP............56 48 41 37 34 32 RH..............25 37 50 62 73 81 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 7 NW 2 N 0 NW 0 NW 0 20 FT WIND GUST.15 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE 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.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 0 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........16 15 14 13 13 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 45 55 60 63 64 RH..............77 50 34 26 23 22 20 FT WIND......NW 0 N 2 N 5 NW 5 NW 5 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...MAYES REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HICKMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110502.LOESS.01/OAX