FNUS73 KEAX 141340 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH OF RIVER...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 840 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED TO BROKEN MID CLOUDS WILL YIELD PARTLY SUNNY SKIES ACROSS THE BURN AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...A VERY LOOSE PRESSURE GRADIENT AT THE SURFACE WILL RESULT IN VERY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE TODAY...PRIMARILY FROM THE NORTHEAST TO EAST. DUE TO THE POOR MIXING DEPTH AND LIGHT WINDS...VENTILATION RATES WILL BE POOR. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........61 61 60 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 49 54 55 RH..............53 42 36 36 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 E 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........59 52 52 51 55 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 46 42 40 38 36 RH..............41 53 61 67 71 76 20 FT WIND......NE 3 E 3 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-4900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........61 64 67 70 65 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 38 48 56 61 63 RH..............79 78 60 51 43 41 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 9 S 12 S 13 S 13 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...BOOKBINDER REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090314.NORTH.01/EAX