FNUS73 KOAX 161448 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOESS HILLS ZIMMERMAN...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 948 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1010 CDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED...WITH A NORTHEASTERLY WIND. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S THROUGH THE HEAT OF THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 50 56 61 65 66 RH..............85 53 42 34 29 28 20 FT WIND......N 5 NE 7 NE 8 NE 8 NE 9 NE 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 79 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 1 0 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 54 47 43 41 39 RH..............31 43 56 65 70 76 20 FT WIND......E 9 E 8 E 7 E 6 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........2 2 4 5 8 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 49 58 63 66 67 RH..............76 52 39 32 30 30 20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .FRIDAY... CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HICKMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110516.LOESS.01/OAX