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SPOT FORECAST FOR TURIN...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
505 AM CDT THU APR 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH SUNNY TO MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES. CALM OR VERY LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME
SOUTHWEST...THEN SOUTH THROUGH THE DAYTIME AND BECOMING BREEZY
WITH DECENT MIXING DEVELOPING TODAY. HUMIDITIES SHOULD DROP INTO
THE 28 TO 38 PERCENT RANGE THROUGH PEAK HEATING.

A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING OUT OF THE ROCKIES COULD BRING SOME
SHOWERS TO THE NEBRASKA AND KANSAS BORDER REGION LATE TONIGHT
AND EARLY FRIDAY.

OTHERWISE...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BECOME VERY WARM THROUGH
THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS RISING INTO THE UPPER 70S BY SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
BY MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 16 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4000-5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 1400-2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 16 TO
                    23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........19     19     14     13     12     13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48     57     62     63     61     54
RH..............47     37     33     34     39     52
20 FT WIND......SW 8   SW 12  S 16   S 17   S 16   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     25     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
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.......0-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 24 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY
REQUESTED BY...DOUG CHAFA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130425.TURIN.01/OAX