FNUS73 KSGF 011358 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR CUB CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 858 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON AT 15 TO 20 MPH IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE REGION. DRY CONDITIONS INITIALLY TODAY WILL MOISTEN UP LATE TONIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 55 60 63 RH..............52 40 33 29 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....800 2700 4200 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 S 17 S 18 S 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 72 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH 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 (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 57 53 51 49 48 RH..............33 42 52 59 66 71 20 FT WIND......S 8 SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 1700 700 600 600 500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 26 S 30 S 31 SE 31 SE 30 S 28 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 30 30 HAINES INDEX....5 5 6 5 5 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 53. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 74 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........LATE MORNING CHANCE OF PRECIP....90 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 21 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO NORTH AROUND 36 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 46 49 51 52 53 RH..............74 83 87 88 85 78 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 500 500 700 1000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 24 SE 18 SE 13 E 9 E 15 NE 28 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 100 100 100 100 100 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...GAEDE REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WOODS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090401.CUBCR.01/SGF