FNUS73 KSGF 211506 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SENTINEL...MISSOURI DEPT. OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 906 AM CST WED JAN 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 MIDDLE 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.....37 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 46 48 42 RH..............53 39 36 44 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 9 W 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1800 1900 1300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 21 W 18 W 16 W 14 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 28. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 83 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. 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............38 37 33 31 30 29 RH..............53 57 70 76 80 81 20 FT WIND......W 3 SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 400 200 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 W 10 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 SW 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 33 43 56 62 62 RH..............82 75 54 37 30 30 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 400 900 1200 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 SW 12 SW 13 SW 14 SW 17 SW 21 $$ FORECASTER...ANGLE REQUESTED BY...ROD TUCKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090121.SENTI.01/SGF