FNUS73 KSGF 181122 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR COX BALD BURN...MO DEPT. OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 622 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN TODAY AS SOUTH WINDS CONTINUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN MISSOURI LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT OVERNIGHT. COOL TEMPERATURES AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 AT IGNITION...MAX 82. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 PM. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 72 77 82 RH..............54 36 28 25 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 5 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 4400 5800 6300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 14 SW 14 SW 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 6 6 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 69 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 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.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............77 68 62 59 55 53 RH..............32 46 57 61 65 68 20 FT WIND......E 5 NE 4 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4900 2900 1300 500 600 900 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 SW 8 NW 12 N 15 NE 18 NE 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 30 30 30 40 40 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...GREG CASSELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090318.COXBA.01/SGF