FNUS73 KSGF 201509 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BUNKER SOUTH...USFS MARK TWAIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1009 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS TO OUR WEST. YOU MAY SEE SOME SLIGHT VEERING FROM SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING 20 MPH AT TIMES. CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE OVER THE BURN SITE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........SLIGHT VEERING TO SOUTH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 55 57 59 59 57 RH..............29 27 25 22 21 23 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 13 12 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 36. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 71 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY 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 (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............56 54 50 48 46 45 44 43 41 41 40 39 RH..............31 34 38 40 43 47 51 56 61 65 68 71 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 3.5 2.7 1.7 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 14 15 17 18 20 21 21 21 20 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 50 50 50 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 52. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 54 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............39 38 38 41 43 45 47 49 50 51 52 51 RH..............74 77 79 75 71 66 62 59 57 56 54 55 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 60 60 60 60 60 60 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...TERRY REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE ROGERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090320.BUNKE.01/SGF