FNUS73 KSGF 221605
FWSSGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR REGAL...MO DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1005 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 AND DRY WEATHER WILL OCCUR TODAY. 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 1600 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.....50 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 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............50     59     64     59
RH..............40     30     26     32
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 8    S 9    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....600    1500   1600   1200
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17  SW 17  SW 18  SW 18
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...ANGLE
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090122.REGAL.01/SGF