FNUS73 KSGF 191635 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BUNKER SOUTH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1135 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN FELL OVER THE BURN AREA DURING THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS. FULL SUN THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY AND TEMPERATURES RISING TO AROUND 60 DEGREES SHOULD LEAD TO CONTINUED DRYING OUT OF 10-HOUR FUELS. WINDS SHOULD VEER MORE TO THE NORTHEAST BY IGNITION TIME...AND YOU MAY HAVE OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. 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.......4700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 5800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............62 63 62 60 RH..............37 34 32 33 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.7 5.8 5.1 5.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 34. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 63 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........SLOW SHIFT TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST LATE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW 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 (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 49 44 42 39 38 RH..............37 47 53 59 63 59 20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 5 NE 3 NE 4 E 4 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5200 3200 600 100 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 20 NE 20 NE 20 NE 18 NE 18 NE 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 60. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 27 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........EAST TO SOUTHEAST SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 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.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 38 45 52 56 60 RH..............61 60 47 36 31 27 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 5 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....100 600 1600 2800 3600 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 17 E 16 E 14 E 12 E 10 E 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...TERRY REQUESTED BY...JERRY SOARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090319.BUNKE.01/SGF