FNUS73 KSGF 031738 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR VOGT GLADE...USFS MARK TWAIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1138 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON UNDER A TIGHTENED PRESSURE GRADIENT. OVERCAST SKIES WITH NO PRECIPITATION ARE FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES IN THE MID 30 PERCENT RANGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....33 AT IGNITION...MAX 37. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 12 GUSTING TO 18 MPH AT IGNITION. 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.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 37 36 RH..............52 48 43 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 2300 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 S 20 S 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 28. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 72 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........WINDS SHIFTING TO SOUTH AT 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE 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 (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 35 33 32 31 30 RH..............38 42 48 55 62 69 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1200 900 600 500 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 22 S 23 S 24 S 24 S 25 S 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 54. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 38 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 36 44 51 56 57 RH..............75 64 50 42 39 41 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 6 S 7 S 8 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 25 15 MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 1100 2300 2900 2400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 25 S 24 S 23 S 22 S 22 S 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...KARDELL/CLAYCOMB REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE ROGERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090303.VOGTG.01/SGF