FNUS73 KEAX 151334 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR OUTHOLDINGS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 834 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SMALL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER KANSAS THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI BY THIS EVENING. AHEAD OF IT... ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 3 TO 5 MPH THIS MORNING WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME SOUTHERLY. SKIES WILL AVERAGE MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SIGNIFICANT WARM UP IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY BEFORE THE NEXT COLD FRONT ARRIVES ON WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL HAVE ALREADY MOVED THROUGH NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI...SO IN THE AFTERNOON THE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES SHOULD BE LIMITED TO AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF KANSAS CITY INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI. SHOWERS MAY ALSO OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT AND THE NORTH WINDS MAY BE A BIT GUSTY FOR A TIME IN THIS POST FRONTAL AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BOOKBINDER .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 MPH AM...INCREASING TO SOUTH 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........82 74 72 74 73 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 53 58 61 61 RH..............74 63 53 48 49 20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 8 S 12 S 14 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........73 56 50 45 34 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 55 51 49 47 46 RH..............49 61 68 73 79 84 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 8 S 8 S 7 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........8 6 4 1 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 48 58 66 72 73 RH..............87 81 59 47 40 39 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 8 S 10 S 12 S 12 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...BOOKBINDER REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090315.OUTHO.01/EAX