FNUS73 KSGF 071508 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY TOP...MO. DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 908 AM CST WED JAN 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST TODAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE UPPER 40 PERCENT RANGE. LOOK FOR A TEMPERATURE AROUND 36 DEGREES TO REACH THE 1700 FOOT MIXING HEIGHT. MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 2700 FEET. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH BEHIND A WEAK PASSING COLD FRONT. THERE COULD BE A FEW SNOW FLURRIES...BUT NO MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT AROUND TO THE SOUTH BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DIPPING DOWN BELOW 40 PERCENT. MIXING WILL NOT BE AS FAVORABLE ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....33 AT IGNITION...MAX 39. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 37 39 35 RH..............71 60 52 56 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 10 W 9 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 2700 2400 1700 TRANSPORT WIND..W 31 W 30 W 29 W 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 24. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 69 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. 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.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 31 29 28 27 27 RH..............60 64 66 67 69 68 20 FT WIND......W 4 W 3 NW 3 NW 3 N 3 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 400 300 800 700 800 TRANSPORT WIND..W 25 NW 22 NW 18 N 15 N 14 NW 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 44. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........WIND SHIFT TO SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. 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.......1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 27 33 39 43 43 RH..............65 61 50 42 37 38 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 4 NW 4 NW 4 W 4 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1100 1300 1700 1900 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 14 NW 13 NW 13 N 12 NW 9 W 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SCHAUMANN REQUESTED BY...CINDY HALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090107.ROCKY.01/SGF