FNUS73 KSGF 231818 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BEEFSTEAK NORTH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1218 PM CST MON FEB 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1245 CST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST THIS AFTERNOON WITH GRADUAL INCREASE OF SOUTHEAST WIND INTO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE. FAIRLY DRY RH VALUES WILL DIP INTO THE 25-35 PERCENT RANGE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....39 AT IGNITION...MAX 44. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 42 42 RH..............33 28 29 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 3 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 2100 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 3 SE 6 SE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 28. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 58 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 36 34 33 31 31 RH..............34 40 45 50 54 57 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1100 600 500 500 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 16 S 20 S 22 S 23 S 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 46. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. 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.......1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............30 32 37 41 44 45 RH..............60 61 56 49 45 45 20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 8 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 800 1100 1100 800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 23 S 24 S 24 S 24 S 22 S 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LINDENBERG REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE ROGERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090223.BEEFS.01/SGF