FNUS73 KSGF 081517 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SPENCER CREEK...MO DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 917 AM CST THU JAN 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL SLIDE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS IN THE MIXING LAYER THIS MORNING. AS THIS HIGH SHIFTS TO THE EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY. MOSTLY CLEAR SKY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO AROUND 30 DEGREES AROUND IGNITION TIME. TEMPERATURES DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE MID 30S WITH A HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S TO AROUND 40. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....31 AT IGNITION...MAX 40. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AFTER 500 PM CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........FOR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 36 40 38 RH..............58 49 43 47 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 4 NW 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1900 1900 1700 TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 NW 9 W 9 SW 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 32. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 76 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE 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.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 35 35 34 34 33 RH..............50 55 58 61 70 75 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 2 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 800 400 400 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 15 S 18 S 22 S 24 S 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 58. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 39 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 36 44 51 55 54 RH..............77 78 64 49 42 44 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 8 S 10 S 9 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 500 900 1400 1300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 26 S 24 SW 22 SW 18 SW 16 W 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...GAGAN REQUESTED BY...LARRY WEBB TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090108.SPENC.01/SGF