FNUS73 KSGF 231847 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SUMPTER...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 147 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1330 CDT ON MARCH 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. LITTLE CHANGE IN THE AIRMASS IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH MORE SUBSTANTIAL MOISTENING THIS EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS WILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANT RAINS NOT LIKELY UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 AT REQUEST...MAX 71. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 39 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 19 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT REQUEST...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL AT REQUEST...MAXIMUM 2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 33 TO 41 MPH INCREASING TO 44 TO 47 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 70 70 RH..............48 42 39 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 17 S 17 20 FT WIND GUST.30 35 40 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 3000 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 40 S 44 S 47 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 56. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 63 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 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) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............69 65 62 61 59 58 RH..............39 44 48 53 58 62 20 FT WIND......S 16 S 14 S 13 S 13 S 12 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 2400 1000 700 600 600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 48 S 48 S 45 S 43 S 41 S 41 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...SANDY MENDENHALL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090323.SUMPT.01/SGF