FNUS73 KSGF 071324 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK TWAIN RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 724 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST TODAY UNDER A PARTLY SUNNY SKY. SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST TO 25 MPH...WHICH WILL RESULT IN INCREASING MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA. WARM TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL PREVENT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM DEVELOPING TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED TOWARDS SUNRISE SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS FRONT WILL CLEAR SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BEHIND THIS FRONT AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 39 TO 40 MPH. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 73 76 74 RH..............53 49 45 49 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 12 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 3600 4100 2800 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 39 SW 39 SW 40 SW 40 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 60. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. 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..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............72 68 66 64 63 62 RH..............52 61 65 68 74 79 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 8 S 8 S 9 S 10 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 900 600 700 900 900 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 40 SW 40 SW 40 S 40 S 43 SW 45 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 30 30 30 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 71. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 38 TO 46 MPH BECOMING WEST 17 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 62 66 69 70 69 RH..............80 72 61 53 46 44 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 10 SW 10 W 10 W 9 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1400 2800 4600 4700 3900 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 46 SW 44 SW 38 W 32 W 26 W 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...GAGAN REQUESTED BY...JESS REGISTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090307.MARKT.01/SGF