FNUS73 KSGF 072153 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR KITCHENS BRANCH...USDA - FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 353 PM CST WED JAN 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES...DRY CONDITIONS...AND LIGHT WINDS ARE FORECASTED TO PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROWS PRESCRIBED BURN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT INTO THE MISSOURI OZARKS...EVENTUALLY CAUSING A WIND SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST OF THE REGION BY EVENING. VARIABLE WIND DIRECTIONS ARE LIKELY NEAR THE BURN SITE DUE TO THE RUGGED TERRAIN HAVING SMALL SCALE EFFECTS ON WIND VECTORS. A DRY AIRMASS WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL AROUND 40% IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES TONIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 24. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 77 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 35 33 32 30 27 RH..............48 56 66 69 72 76 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 4 W 4 NW 4 NW 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 700 900 1200 1100 1000 TRANSPORT WIND..W 30 W 25 NW 20 NW 16 NW 17 NW 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 3 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....31 AT IGNITION...MAX 39. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........SLIGHT WIND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER 5PM. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............24 24 28 34 38 37 RH..............77 73 61 48 43 47 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 W 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 900 1200 1700 2200 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 21 NW 18 NW 15 NW 12 W 10 W 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CRAMER REQUESTED BY...REGGIE BRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090108.KITCH.01/SGF