FNUS73 KSGF 041710 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BRAZIL...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1110 AM CST WED MAR 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 CST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTH WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE BURN TIME WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND INCREASING DEWPOINTS. WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES TODAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO THE LOW 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THURSDAY...BECOMING QUITE GUSTY BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 49 53 52 RH..............35 38 36 44 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 8 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2100 2300 2300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 21 S 21 S 22 S 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 87 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY 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 (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 49 48 47 47 46 RH..............49 58 65 69 78 85 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 900 300 400 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 24 S 24 S 24 S 24 S 23 S 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 5 4 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 63 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHWEST BY 10 AM. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 32 TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. 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............46 49 55 59 61 62 RH..............89 80 69 63 64 65 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 12 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 900 1000 1600 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 22 S 25 S 30 S 33 S 33 SW 33 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...CLAYCOMB REQUESTED BY...SANDY MENDENHALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090304.BRAZI.01/SGF