FNUS73 KSGF 231934 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR TOWER HILL...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 234 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1413 CDT ON MARCH 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .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 BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANT RAINS NOT LIKELY UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 55. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 71 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 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW 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..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............70 65 62 61 59 58 RH..............42 49 56 59 64 68 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 13 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.35 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 2500 1200 800 700 600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 47 S 47 S 45 S 43 S 41 S 41 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 30 30 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...ANGLE REQUESTED BY...S MENDENHALL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090323.TOWER.01/SGF