FNUS73 KSGF 161729 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HUZZAH WEST...USDA - FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1229 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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.....63 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST 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.......3800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 5 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 66 66 RH..............53 43 41 20 FT WIND......NW 2 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 4900 5400 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 5 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 77 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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..............42 52 60 66 72 75 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 4 S 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5400 3500 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 3 4 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 34 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. 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 4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 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..............79 80 65 49 41 34 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 7 SW 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....100 400 1300 3400 4800 4800 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 13 SW 13 SW 14 SW 16 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.HUZZA.01/SGF