FNUS73 KSGF 191730 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR CORE AREA EAST...WILSON CREEK NB NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1230 PM 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... NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS THE AREA REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST. SKY COVER MAY BE NEAR 100 PERCENT AT IGNITION TIME...BUT MOST OF THE CLOUDS SHOULD CLEAR THE AREA BY AROUND 1500. YOU MAY SEE SOME WIND GUSTS OVER 20 MPH...HOWEVER THE SUSTAINED WIND SHOULD REMAIN BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 58 58 57 RH..............43 42 42 43 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 4.7 2.8 4.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 65 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........A GRADUAL SHIFT TO ESE 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) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MCR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 53 49 47 45 44 43 42 40 40 39 38 RH..............44 46 51 54 56 59 61 63 65 65 65 65 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 3.6 2.5 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 20 20 20 21 21 21 20 20 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............38 37 39 43 47 50 54 56 58 60 62 60 RH..............66 67 64 57 50 44 38 35 32 31 29 31 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 9 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.7 2.2 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...TERRY REQUESTED BY...BOBBY BLOODWORTH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090319.COREA.01/SGF