FNUS73 KSGF 061721 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BRAZIL...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1121 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1135 CST ON MARCH 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TEMPERATURES WILL BE UNSEASONABLY WARM TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 AT IGNITION...MAX 79. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 25 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............70 75 79 76 RH..............58 49 43 46 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 7 SW 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 3700 4200 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 21 SW 21 SW 22 SW 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 57. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW 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............73 68 65 63 62 60 RH..............50 59 66 73 77 80 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 7 S 6 S 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 1000 500 600 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 23 SW 22 SW 22 SW 22 SW 25 SW 31 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 76. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 29 TO 36 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............59 61 67 72 74 75 RH..............81 75 62 52 48 47 20 FT WIND......S 9 SW 11 SW 12 SW 13 SW 12 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....500 800 1800 3400 4200 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 35 SW 36 SW 35 SW 33 SW 32 SW 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 5 4 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...ANGLE REQUESTED BY...SANDY MENDENHALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090306.BRAZI.01/SGF