FNUS73 KSGF 161248 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GEOTZ...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 748 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. ...HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER DANGER TUESDAY... .DISCUSSION... AREAS OF FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE MORNING. INCREASING SOUTH 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 DAMAGE WILL BE A CONCERN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST FOLLOWED BY A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 63 67 68 RH..............59 44 36 35 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 2700 4000 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 73 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. 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 55 52 50 48 RH..............36 46 57 63 69 72 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 77. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 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.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 48 58 67 72 76 RH..............76 77 61 43 34 28 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 3 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 1000 4300 6300 6200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 SW 14 SW 13 S 13 S 14 S 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...JESS REGISTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090316.GEOTZ.01/SGF