FNUS73 KEAX 271520 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HQ PILES...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 920 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SNOW AND ICY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI TODAY. AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WILL LIKELY RECEIVE JUST LIGHT SNOW...ALTHOUGH SOME POCKETS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE CAN NOT BE RULED OUT ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER CORRIDOR. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI AND ADJACENT AREAS OF EASTERN KANSAS SHOULD BE FAIRLY LIGHT WITH AN INCH OR LESS POSSIBLE IN MOST AREAS... WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS SOUTHWARD CLOSER TO THE OZARKS. ALL THE WINTRY WEATHER WILL BE ENDING TONIGHT BUT NO QUICK WARM UP IS EXPECTED. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL SNOW AND AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.90 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 99 99 98 97 96 WEATHER COV.....OCL OCL OCL CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN TEMP............17 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 18 RH..............84 81 79 77 75 73 72 71 72 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 12 10 10 12 12 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 9 ABOVE. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........96 92 83 75 66 58 53 50 42 35 27 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............16 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 RH..............77 80 82 83 83 83 83 84 86 87 88 89 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. 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.......300-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........16 18 21 24 28 31 33 34 36 39 41 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............9 9 9 13 18 22 26 28 31 31 31 30 RH..............90 95 98 88 75 65 58 53 50 50 51 54 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 10 12 13 14 14 13 12 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 20 20 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...DEROCHE REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090127.HQPIL.01/EAX