FNUS73 KSGF 242210
FWSSGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIDWELL BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
410 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY
AND DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND MISSOURI ON THURSDAY
EVENING BRINGING THE AREA A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
COLDER MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED LATE IN THE WEEK.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     45     52     58     62     63
RH..............79     79     69     61     54     53
20 FT WIND......SE 4   SE 4   S 5    S 5    S 5    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....400    400    1600   2900   4400   3600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 16  SW 14  SW 12  S 12   S 12   S 14
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....2      3      3      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...CARNEY--NWS ST LOUIS
REQUESTED BY...JESS REGISTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090225.TIDWE.01/SGF