FNUS73 KEAX 241221 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR SAVANNAH...MDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 621 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CST ON FEBRUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE SOUTHERLY WIND WILL INCREASE IN SPEED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AS BOUNDARY LAYER EXPANDS AND SOME OF THE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT BEGIN TO MIX TO THE SURFACE. THIS WILL ALSO BRING A BIT OF GUSTINESS WITH THE WIND BY THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL NOT BE QUITE AS LOW AS MONDAY THANKS TO SOME MOISTURE BEING CARRIED IN ON THE SOUTHERLY WINDS. OTHERWISE...LOOK FOR MIXING HEIGHTS TO ONLY SLOWLY LIFT AS STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION ALOFT CONTINUES THROUGH THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME...LIFTING TO 2400 FT AGL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........68 64 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 54 55 RH..............42 37 38 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 13 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........54 53 52 51 50 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 48 45 44 42 41 RH..............45 55 61 66 71 75 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........49 48 47 47 52 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 41 51 59 64 65 RH..............79 81 60 48 41 40 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 9 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...CUTTER REQUESTED BY...ADAM JONES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090224.SAVAN.01/EAX