FNUS73 KPAH 231217 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND PRAIRIE CA...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 617 AM CST MON FEB 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS TO MOST OF THE REGION. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO MOISTEN UP BY AROUND MID WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OUT OVER THE PLAINS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........28 AT IGNITION...MAX 41. RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...NORTHEAST TO EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT TO CALM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3300-3500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT EAST 4 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............28 31 34 37 38 40 41 39 38 RH..............58 51 45 38 35 33 33 37 42 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 6 7 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.8 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE N N N NE NE NE E E TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 700-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 33 31 29 28 26 RH..............47 58 63 72 73 85 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 2500 1700 1100 800 800 TRANSPORT WIND..E 3 E 7 SE 10 SE 14 SE 15 SE 16 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............26 32 41 44 RH..............80 69 47 44 20 FT WIND......SE 3G5 SE 6G10 SE 6G10 S 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....900 1700 2300 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 16 SE 16 S 16 SE 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MEFFERT REQUESTED BY...BOB GILLESPIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090223.SANDP.01/PAH