FNUS73 KSGF 191852 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR CORE AREA EAST...WILSON CREEK NB NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 152 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... TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO BETTER REFLECT CURRENT TRENDS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 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.......2900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 59 59 58 RH..............36 32 31 32 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)...2.9 2.9 3.0 3.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 34. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 68 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........GRADUAL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST LATE. 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.......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............56 52 49 46 44 43 42 41 39 39 38 37 RH..............35 42 50 55 58 61 63 65 67 68 68 68 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)...3.6 3.4 2.5 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 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 5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30 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 2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 21 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............37 36 38 42 46 49 53 55 57 59 61 59 RH..............69 70 67 60 52 46 40 36 34 32 30 32 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)...0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.7 2.2 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 17 18 18 20 20 20 21 21 21 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