FNUS73 KSGF 161412 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR COAKLEY HOLLOW EAST...MO DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 912 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 CDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AREAS OF FOG IN LOW LYING AREAS WILL DISSAPATE BY LATE MORNING. 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. AREAS OF FOG UNITL LATE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 AT IGNITION...MAX 69. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV.....AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 61 65 69 RH..............71 54 43 36 20 FT WIND......S 3 SW 4 SW 4 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2600 4400 5000 TRANSPORT WIND..W 9 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 66 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. 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.......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 CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 60 56 54 52 50 RH..............38 46 52 57 62 65 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4300 2400 400 200 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 10 SW 15 SW 18 SW 20 SW 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 6 6 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 76. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30 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........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 21 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............49 50 59 67 72 76 RH..............68 69 57 44 36 30 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 4 S 5 S 7 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....200 300 1100 4100 6000 5900 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 SW 17 SW 17 SW 18 SW 18 SW 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...GAEDE REQUESTED BY...CINDY HALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090316.COAKL.01/SGF