FNUS73 KSGF 221707 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTIA PINE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1107 AM CST THU JAN 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 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 30 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 NEAR 2000 FEET. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE FRIDAY 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.....54 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 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.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 57 57 RH..............39 31 31 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 2000 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 21 SW 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 63 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 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 PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 48 45 43 43 41 RH..............39 47 54 58 57 60 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 600 500 400 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 25 SW 25 SW 25 SW 24 SW 22 W 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 55. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 37 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........TO THE NORTH. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 23 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............39 43 50 54 52 48 RH..............67 61 47 37 38 42 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 4 W 5 NW 6 NW 7 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....200 300 800 1500 2100 2300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 18 W 17 NW 16 N 16 N 18 N 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...ANGLE REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE ROGERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090122.SCOTI.01/SGF