FNUS73 KOAX 071139
FWSOAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HATHAWAY NORTH...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
639 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SUNRISE TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S WILL WARM WELL INTO THE 50S BY
IGNITION TIME...THEN INTO THE MIDDLE 60S BY NOON. AREAS OF FOG EARLY
SHOULD BURN OFF QUICKLY...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY HOVER
NEAR 70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...THEN FALL BELOW 50 PERCENT BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT
FROM THE SOUTH...AVERAGING 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH THE BURN.
ANY PRECIPITATION WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER DARK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5000 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........46     52     45     48     49     54
WEATHER COV.....                            S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........                            S CHC  S CHC
TEMP............63     68     72     73     70     64
RH..............61     51     46     43     47     58
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 7    S 8    S 7    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.              10
HAINES INDEX....4      5      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

$$
FORECASTER...DERGAN
REQUESTED BY...DOUG CHAFA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130507.BENGA.01/OAX