FNUS73 KSGF 152005 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BRAZIL BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 305 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE RIDGE WILL BE OVER EASTERN MISSOURI FOR MONDAY. MORNING FOG IS EXPECTED WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS. HUMIDITIES WILL DRY IN THE AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN ABOVE 35 PERCENT. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE IN THE DAY AS THE RIDGES SHIFTS EAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 61 65 65 RH..............69 55 42 39 20 FT WIND......W 2 NW 2 W 3 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 2800 4000 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 NW 6 W 6 W 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 79 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. 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.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 58 54 52 50 48 RH..............43 55 61 67 73 77 20 FT WIND......W 2 SW 2 S 2 S 3 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4400 2800 300 100 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 SW 8 SW 13 SW 16 SW 17 SW 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 79. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 49 59 68 74 79 RH..............82 82 64 48 37 29 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 4 S 5 S 7 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 200 500 1900 3100 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 15 SW 15 SW 16 SW 17 SW 18 SW 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...HATCH REQUESTED BY...SANDY MENDENHALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090316.BRAZI.01/SGF