FNUS73 KEAX 131532 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH OF RIVER...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1032 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER COMBINED WITH A COOL BUT DRY EASTERLY WIND WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM WARMING TOO FAST TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER RH VALUES DESPITE DEWPOINTS REMAINING IN THE 20S ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL FEATURE WILL PASS THROUGH SOUTHERN MISSOURI TODAY BUT ANY PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE FORECAST POINT. A SECOND STRONGER UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH SOUTHERN MISSOURI ON SATURDAY AND WILL HELP MAINTAIN CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER. AGAIN...THE REGION WILL REMAIN DRY WITH A GRADUAL WARM-UP. THE DRY WEATHER WILL EXTEND INTO NEXT WEEK WITH SIGNIFICANTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT EAST WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........81 78 79 80 80 78 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 43 45 46 47 46 45 RH..............49 42 41 39 38 38 40 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 8 10 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........71 71 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 42 41 39 37 35 34 33 32 31 31 30 RH..............42 45 48 52 56 60 64 66 68 70 72 74 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.20 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. 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.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........73 72 70 68 66 64 64 64 64 65 65 65 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............29 32 34 37 40 43 46 48 49 51 50 49 RH..............76 72 68 64 59 55 51 48 46 44 47 49 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...DEROCHE REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090313.NORTH.01/EAX