FNUS73 KSGF 051548 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR QUARRY UNIT...DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 948 AM CST MON JAN 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON JANUARY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL START OFF LIGHT OUT OF THE EAST AT IGNITION TIME AND GRADUALLY VEER AROUND TO THE SOUTH BY LATE TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW 10 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR AROUND 4 PM AT AROUND 35 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL PEAK OUT AROUND 2300 FEET...REACHING 1700 FEET WHEN TEMPERATURES REACH 35 DEGREES. SKIES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN CLOUDY INTO TUESDAY WITH SOME LIGHT SLEET...LIGHT SNOW...AND LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE STARTING TONIGHT. GOOD OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED. LOOK FOR WINDS TO CONTINUE VEERING ON TUESDAY...BECOMING NORTHWEST BY SUNSET. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....25 AT IGNITION...MAX 35. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............25 30 35 RH..............52 43 36 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 2200 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 SE 10 SE 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND LIGHT SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 27. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 78 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............33 31 30 30 29 28 RH..............40 46 52 57 65 74 20 FT WIND......E 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 800 400 500 500 600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 16 S 17 S 18 S 20 S 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 2 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 36. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 76 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............27 27 28 31 35 35 RH..............83 88 92 91 82 76 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 S 5 SW 4 W 4 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....800 700 800 1000 1600 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 SW 15 SW 12 SW 9 W 9 W 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SCHAUMANN REQUESTED BY...LARRY WEBB TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090105.QUARR.01/SGF