FNUS73 KSGF 151607
FWSSGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN MSP...MO STATE PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1007 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY...RESULTING IN A
DECREASE IN NORTHERLY WINDS. VARIABLE CLOUD COVERAGE WILL PREVENT
MUCH OF A WARM UP TODAY AS AN ARCTIC AIRMASS SETTLES OVER THE
REGION. THIS AIRMASS WILL BE DRY...BUT WITH THE LACK OF WARMING
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD REMAIN IN THE UPPER 20S.
VERY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES
REBOUNDING A BIT ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....12 AT IGNITION...MAX 16.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NO WIND SHIFT
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............12     14     16     11
RH..............37     32     29     35
20 FT WIND......N 8    N 7    N 6    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1700   2000   2300   2000
TRANSPORT WIND..N 20   N 20   N 18   N 17
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...GAGAN
REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN BOST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090115.BURNM.02/SGF