FNUS73 KSGF 061441 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BRICKLEY HOLLOW 2...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 841 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK FRONT IN THE CENTRAL OZARKS WILL RETREAT NORTH WITH A SURFACE WIND SHIFT TO THE SOUTH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE UNSEASONABLY WARM TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH BETTER CHANCES SATURDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71 AT IGNITION...MAX 79. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 75 78 76 RH..............49 43 39 42 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 4 SW 5 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 3500 4000 3200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 13 SW 15 W 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 61. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 63 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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 (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 70 67 66 64 63 RH..............45 51 54 56 59 62 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SE 2 SE 5 S 6 S 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 1000 200 400 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 8 W 2 N 0 SW 10 SW 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 74. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 52 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 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.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 TO 39 MPH DECREASING TO 28 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 64 68 71 73 73 RH..............64 64 60 56 54 54 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 10 S 11 S 12 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....400 1000 2100 3300 4100 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 37 SW 39 SW 36 SW 32 SW 30 SW 28 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...ANGLE REQUESTED BY...JACOB MCMAINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090306.BRICK.01/SGF