FNUS73 KOAX 121031 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR SWANSON BURN...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 431 AM CST TUE FEB 12 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 CST ON FEBRUARY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... QUIET AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL BE NEARLY CALM AROUND SUNRISE...BUT WILL BE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO ABOUT 8 TO 10 MPH BY IGNITION TIME...AND INCREASING TO AROUND 12 TO 15 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED BY 4 TO 6 PM AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 15 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.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 18 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........24 30 30 26 21 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............25 33 41 44 39 33 RH..............78 60 44 41 49 64 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 13 SW 15 W 14 W 12 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 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.......0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 29 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...BRENT OLSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130212.SWANS.01/OAX