FNUS73 KSGF 201105 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 605 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE BURN TODAY AS DEWPOINTS REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES AREA WILL SHIFT SOUTH THIS MORNING AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY. GULD MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS EVENING AS WINDS SHIFT MORE SOUTHERLY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AFTER TONIGHT WITH A WIDESPREAD HALF INCH OF RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY 1 PM THROUGH SUNSET MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 54 58 61 RH..............46 36 32 31 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 11 SE 12 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 2100 2800 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 20 SE 20 SE 20 SE 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 43. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY BY 10 PM THIS EVENING CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 54 51 49 47 46 RH..............34 42 50 56 62 68 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SSE 6 SSE 6 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 50 50 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 60. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 53 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 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.......1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............45 45 50 55 58 60 RH..............72 73 64 58 56 53 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 700 900 1100 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 S 16 S 16 SE 17 SE 20 SE 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 40 40 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...CLAYCOMB REQUESTED BY...JESS REGISTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090320.EASTF.01/SGF