FNUS73 KEAX 061328 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADQAURTERS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 728 AM CST FRI FEB 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RECOVERED ACROSS THE DISTRICTS OVERNIGHT AND WILL REMAIN HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY. HOWEVER WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THEREFORE WITH LOW FUEL MOISTURE...THERE STILL IS A FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINSH LATE TONIGHT...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE AS WELL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........39 42 42 43 44 44 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 56 59 60 60 60 60 RH..............64 63 55 54 58 56 57 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..16 17 20 21 23 23 23 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 51. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 76 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 26 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 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........45 45 45 45 46 47 47 48 50 52 54 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 56 54 53 52 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 RH..............56 62 67 70 73 76 76 75 75 74 73 73 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..20 20 21 25 25 25 25 26 23 21 20 18 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 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.......600-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........57 56 55 54 53 52 51 51 49 48 46 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 51 51 50 54 57 60 62 64 65 65 63 RH..............72 73 74 79 69 62 56 51 47 45 45 47 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 17 17 17 16 16 14 13 12 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...RUNYAN REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090206.HEADQ.01/EAX