FNUS73 KSGF 211456 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR COAKLEY HOLLOW EAST...MO DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 856 AM CST WED JAN 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CST ON JANUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL SLOWLY VEER AROUND TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND BACK TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON SURFACE WIND SPEEDS WILL BE AROUND 10 MPH WITH LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT. HIGHS TODAY WILL BE IN THE UPPER 40S. LOOK FOR THE TEMPERATURE TO REACH THE MIDDLE 40S TO HIT THE 1700 FOOT MIXING HEIGHT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 30 PERCENT RANGE AROUND MID AFTERNOON WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP DOWN CLOSE TO 30 PERCENT AROUND MID AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42 AT IGNITION...MAX 49. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 45 47 43 RH..............53 41 37 43 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 8 W 6 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 2000 2200 1600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 21 W 21 W 20 W 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 27. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 85 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE 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 MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 38 33 30 28 27 RH..............49 55 70 81 83 84 20 FT WIND......W 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 4 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 500 200 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..W 16 W 14 W 10 SW 9 SW 9 SW 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 33 43 55 60 61 RH..............83 71 52 37 31 30 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 500 1000 1300 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 SW 13 SW 14 SW 15 SW 16 S 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...ANGLE REQUESTED BY...CINDY HALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090121.COAKL.01/SGF