FNUS73 KSGF 221350 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LEADMINE GLADE...MISSOURI DEPT CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 750 AM CST THU JAN 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATER FRIDAY. 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 ONLY TOP OUT AROUND 2000 FEET. LOOK FOR A TEMPERATURE AROUND 59 TO REACH THE 1700 FOOT MIXING LEVEL. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THERE WILL ALSO 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.....49 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 58 62 58 RH..............39 29 24 27 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....800 2000 2100 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 SW 17 SW 21 SW 25 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 34. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 51 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. 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 PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 51 46 42 42 40 RH..............30 35 42 48 47 48 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6 S 6 S 7 SW 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 500 400 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 26 SW 28 SW 28 SW 25 SW 20 W 13 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 50. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 38 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........WIND SHIFT TO NORTH BETWEEN 6 AND 9 AM. HAINES INDEX........4 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 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 42 46 50 48 43 RH..............55 51 47 38 39 44 20 FT WIND......SW 3 NW 4 NW 6 N 7 N 9 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....200 300 800 1500 2100 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..W 8 NW 9 NW 13 N 17 N 21 N 24 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SCHAUMANN REQUESTED BY...STEVEN LAVAL RF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090122.LEADM.01/SGF