FNUS73 KSGF 221558 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKJACK...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 958 AM CST THU JAN 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON JANUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH FAIR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT AND AVERAGE AROUND 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS WILL BE MODEST TODAY AS MIXING HEIGHTS TOP OUT AROUND 1700 FEET. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THERE WILL BE BETTER GUST POTENTIAL BEHIND THE FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON FRIDAY WILL BE HIGHER AS A COOLER AIRMASS FILTERS INTO THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 62 60 RH..............31 27 31 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1700 1200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 SW 21 SW 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 36. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 66 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 50 46 43 41 39 RH..............38 46 53 58 61 63 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....800 300 200 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 23 SW 21 SW 16 SW 13 W 10 W 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 47. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 52 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........TO THE NORTH IN THE MORNING. 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.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 41 44 47 45 41 RH..............69 63 59 52 54 60 20 FT WIND......W 2 N 5 N 7 N 9 N 10 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 700 1700 2100 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 8 N 10 N 14 N 18 N 23 N 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...ANGLE REQUESTED BY...JOSH SHROYER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090122.BLACK.01/SGF