FNUS73 KSGF 181528
FWSSGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE 21G...MODNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
928 AM CST WED FEB 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO USHER COLDER AIR INTO THE
REGION TODAY. LOW CLOUDS WILL LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH SOME PARTIAL CLEARING EXPECTED THEREAFTER.
NO RAIN IS EXPECTED AND WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43 AT IGNITION...MAX 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14
                    MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 29 MPH.

TIME (CST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     45     46     43
RH..............65     54     47     47
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 10  NW 10  NW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....2200   2600   2700   2900
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 21  NW 22  NW 24  NW 29
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3

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FORECASTER...GAGAN
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090218.PRAIR.01/SGF