FNUS73 KSGF 121550 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANNY S ACRES FIELD...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1050 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES THROUGH FRIDAY WITH EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUING. CLOUD COVER WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH FROM THE SOUTHERN U.S. TODAY BUT PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32 AT IGNITION...MAX 35. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............32 33 34 35 34 RH..............54 52 50 49 50 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 14 14 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 25. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 62 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 30 28 27 RH..............51 50 56 60 20 FT WIND......E 5G10 E 4G5 E 4G5 E 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 1700 900 700 TRANSPORT WIND..E 15 E 16 E 15 E 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 48. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 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. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 34 45 RH..............63 50 38 20 FT WIND......NE 3G5 E 5G10 NE 5G10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...ALBERT REQUESTED BY...JOE SCHWARTZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090312.GRANN.01/SGF