FNUS73 KEAX 291649 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HQ PILES MONITORING...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1049 AM CST THU JAN 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 CST ON JANUARY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COLDER AIR ARRIVING TODAY MAY PRODUCE A FEW FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI. OTHERWISE DRY WEATHER TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A WARM UP ON SATURDAY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS. THEN COOLER MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES RETURN ON SUNDAY WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH EARLY IN THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....36 AT IGNITION...MAX 42. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH AROUND 21 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........2 14 16 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 38 41 39 RH..............70 50 45 50 20 FT WIND......W 9 NW 10 NW 12 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 19. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 88 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. 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.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........18 53 47 42 46 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 28 25 23 21 20 RH..............64 69 75 77 81 85 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 7 W 7 W 8 W 8 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 42. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 41 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........53 53 53 53 47 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............19 19 28 36 41 42 RH..............85 91 67 51 42 42 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 8 W 8 W 8 SW 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...JULY REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090129.HQPIL.01/EAX