AGRICULTURAL/LAWN & GARDEN WEATHER FORECAST (ETA) GUIDANCE FOR Ottumwa, IA
UKAWC/NWS
KOTM NAM MOS  GUIDANCE 12 /09 /2008  1200  UTC

AFTERNOON:
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	The high today will be 26 degrees with 40% area coverage of precip in the
amount of 0.01-0.09 inches. The maximum dewpoint from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.(EDT) will be
 23 degrees with a minimum dewpoint of 17 degrees. The temperatures and dewpoints
today will produce a low relative humidity near 85%. The winds will begin from the N
and end out of the N  with an average wind speed of 23 mph. The wind speeds will range
from 18 mph to 24 mph throughout the period creating  7 hours of unfavorable spraying
conditions,  0 hours of marginal conditions, and  0 hours of favorable spraying conditions.
Skies today at 2:00 p.m. will be     cloudy    with a total of  0 hours of sunny skies,
  0 hours of partly cloudy skies,  0 hours of mostly cloudy skies, and  7 hours of cloudy
skies during the time period.

TONIGHT:
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        The low tonight will be  9 degrees with  0% area coverage of precip in the
amount of 0.00-0.01 inches. The maximum dewpoint from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.(EDT) will be
 16 degrees with a minimum dewpoint of  7 degrees. The temperatures and dewpoints
tonight will produce a high relative humidity near 85%. The winds will begin from the
N  and end out of the N  with an average wind speed of 12 mph. The wind speeds will range
from  8 mph to 17 mph throughout the period creating  5 hours of unfavorable spraying
conditions,  7 hours of marginal conditions, and  0 hours of favorable spraying conditions.
Skies tonight at 2:00 a.m. will be     clear     with a total of  7 hours of clear skies,
  2 hours of partly cloudy skies,  2 hours of mostly cloudy skies, and  1 hours of cloudy
skies during the time period.

The forecasted leaf wetness due to dew formation for the time period is for  0 hours.

TOMORROW:
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        The high tomorrow will be 35 degrees with  0% area coverage of precip in the
amount of 0.00-0.01 inches. The maximum dewpoint from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.(EDT) will be
 13 degrees with a minimum dewpoint of  7 degrees. The temperatures and dewpoints
tomorrow will produce a low relative humidity near 40%. The winds will begin from the
N  and end out of the S  with an average wind speed of  5 mph. The wind speeds will range
from  3 mph to  7 mph throughout the period creating  0 hours of unfavorable spraying
conditions,  2 hours of marginal conditions, and 10 hours of favorable spraying conditions.
Skies tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. will be mostly cloudy with a total of  3 hours of sunny skies,
  4 hours of partly cloudy skies,  5 hours of mostly cloudy skies, and  0 hours of cloudy
skies during the time period.

* NOTE: See ETA Ag Wx Data for specific times.