FNUS73 KSGF 232034
FWSSGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUMPTER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
334 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.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
DROP THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE RECOVERING THIS EVENING.
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY DROP TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT.
THE AIRMASS WILL GRADUALLY MOISTEN THIS EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANT RAINS NOT LIKELY UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 32 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 43 TO 44 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TEMP............71
RH..............35
20 FT WIND......S 15
20 FT WIND GUST.40
MIX HGT (FT)....5400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 43
CHC OF PCPN (%).10
HAINES INDEX....5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 65 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 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  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............69     65     62     61     59     58
RH..............30     32     38     61     65     62
20 FT WIND......S 14   S 14   S 13   S 13   S 12   S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.35     30     30     30     30     25
MIX HGT (FT)....4900   3900   2700   1600   900    800
TRANSPORT WIND..S 44   S 45   S 44   S 41   S 41   S 43
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     20     20     20     40     40
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      3      3      3

$$
FORECASTER...FOSTER
REQUESTED BY...SANDY MENDENHALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090323.SUMPT.01/SGF