FNUS73 KSGF 161418 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER CAVE...MO DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 918 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. .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 UNTIL LATE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST 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.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 64 68 68 RH..............61 45 37 34 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 3600 4800 4700 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 62 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............67 61 57 54 52 51 RH..............35 42 48 53 59 62 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)....4200 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 29 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.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 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 51 59 67 72 76 RH..............64 65 55 43 35 29 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 1000 4100 6100 6000 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...LARRY WEBB TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090316.RIVER.01/SGF