FNUS73 KSGF 161627 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BRAZIL...USDA - FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1127 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW TODAY INTO TUESDAY WILL RESULT IN MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS. DEW POINTS WILL HOWEVER BE SLOW TO RECOVER...ESPECIALLY ON TUESDAY. HUMIDITY AS A RESULT WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ON TUESDAY. WHEN COMBINED WITH WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 20 MPH...HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER WILL BE A CONCERN ON TUESDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST FOLLOWED BY A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 64 68 RH..............59 49 42 20 FT WIND......N 2 W 2 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 4500 5100 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6 NW 3 W 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 75 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. 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.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 59 55 53 51 49 RH..............45 54 62 66 72 75 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 2 S 3 S 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5300 3300 300 BLW100 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..W 3 W 6 W 9 SW 13 SW 14 SW 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 49 58 66 71 75 RH..............77 78 65 48 39 33 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 SW 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....100 400 1300 3200 4400 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 SW 14 SW 15 SW 16 SW 17 SW 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...GAEDE REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE ROGERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090316.BRAZI.02/SGF