FNUS73 KSGF 050133 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BRAZIL SAVANAH...USFS MARK TWAIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 733 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST THURSDAY AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS. WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BY LATE MORNING OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH. THE WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH DORMANT VEGETATION AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE A HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER THREAT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 61 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 33 TO 40 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............47 50 55 60 62 62 RH..............82 74 66 63 62 64 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 13 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 30 35 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....400 600 900 1000 1000 900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 33 S 33 S 33 S 35 S 37 SW 39 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...JERRY SOARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090305.BRAZI.01/SGF