FNUS73 KSGF 181247 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR YEOMAN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 747 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN TODAY WITH SOUTH WINDS CONTINUING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT RH VALUES MAY DROP SLIGHTLY BELOW THE CURRENT FORECAST INTO THE 25 PERCENT RANGE BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH BETWEEN 5 AND 8 PM WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BETWEEN 5 AND 8 PM. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 72 76 76 RH..............51 40 37 39 20 FT WIND......S 5 SW 5 SW 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 5200 6100 5600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 SW 12 SW 12 SW 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 72 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............74 66 60 57 54 52 RH..............43 57 62 66 70 71 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 4 N 4 NE 4 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 56. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 48 51 53 55 56 RH..............72 76 65 56 50 45 20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 6 NE 7 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1000 1300 1400 2300 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 24 NE 24 NE 22 NE 20 NE 17 NE 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 10 10 10 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...BARJENBRUCH REQUESTED BY...JESS REGISTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090318.YEOMA.01/SGF