FNUS73 KEAX 281417 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HQ PILES...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 817 AM CST WED JAN 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE AND LIGHT WINDS AT THE START OF THE DAY WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY. WITH SUNSHINE...THIS SHOULD HELP TO MELT SOME OF THE SNOW AND ICE COVER ACROSS THE REGION DESPITE AIR TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO WARM TO NEAR FREEZING. FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL ALSO PRODUCE A STRONGER NORTHWEST FLOW OF WINDS ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE DAY. A BRIEF WARM UP IS EXPECTED THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND...BUT IT WILL NOT LAST AS A COLD FRONT ARRIVES BY SUNDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........2 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 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........11 19 25 29 31 35 38 42 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............12 16 20 24 26 28 29 29 28 RH..............88 79 73 68 62 58 57 58 61 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 12 12 13 13 12 12 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......300-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........47 46 45 42 41 40 39 40 41 42 43 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............26 25 24 23 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 20 RH..............67 72 75 77 79 81 82 85 87 90 92 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........45 47 51 54 52 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............19 19 25 30 34 34 RH..............96 99 80 66 57 55 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 10 NW 13 NW 14 NW 13 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 2 $$ FORECASTER...DEROCHE REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090128.HQPIL.01/EAX