FNUS73 KEAX 161240 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR OUTHOLDINGS WEST...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 740 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AREAS OF PATCHY DENSE FOG ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI WILL QUICKLY DISSIPATE THIS MORNING AS SFC HEATING INCREASES AND DEEPER MIXING COMMENCES. A LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WIND CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...WITH SOME GUSTS EXPECTED BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. OTHERWISE...WARM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY WITH EVEN WARMER WEATHER EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SOME ON TUESDAY...AND COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING FIRE DANGER. THE HEAT WAVE WILL BE ENDING ON WEDNESDAY WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THIS FRONT. THEN MORE SEASONABLE CONDITIONS WILL BE ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 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 3700-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 62 65 68 70 72 72 71 RH..............60 53 48 43 40 39 39 40 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 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.......300-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............70 65 62 60 58 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 RH..............42 50 56 61 65 69 72 76 78 80 82 84 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........4 5 6 8 9 10 11 11 12 11 11 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 49 53 58 63 67 71 74 76 77 78 77 RH..............84 87 78 66 57 50 45 41 38 36 36 37 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 16 15 14 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...DEROCHE REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090316.OUTHO.01/EAX