FNUS73 KSGF 251344
FWSSGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST 40...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
744 AM CST WED FEB 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 CST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE TODAY AS WINDS REMAIN LIGHT OUT
OF THE SOUTHEAST. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MID 60S TODAY
ONCE MORNING LOW CLOUDS DISSIPATE. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES SHOULD BOTTOM OUT AROUND 50 PERCENT. MIXING WILL ONLY
BE FAIR TODAY WITH THE LIGHT WINDS...WITH MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHTS
AROUND 2600 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED
TODAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7
                    MPH.
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.......300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1800 FT AGL
                    INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     46     55     62     66     63
RH..............73     64     56     51     51     55
20 FT WIND......NE 2   SE 4   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....300    400    900    1800   2600   2200
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12   S 8    S 6    S 5    S 6    S 9
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      4      4      3

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 94 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............61     57     56     54     53     52
RH..............58     67     74     82     88     93
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 6   SE 6   SE 5   SE 6   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   900    400    500    500    400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10   S 13   S 15   S 17   S 21   S 24
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...SCHAUMANN
REQUESTED BY...JESS REGISTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090225.LOST4.01/SGF