FNUS73 KSGF 011412 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR KING S PRAIRIE...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 912 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL OCCAIONALLY GUST TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE REGION. DRY CONDITIONS INITIALLY TODAY WILL MOISTEN UP TONIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 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.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............58 61 RH..............35 30 20 FT WIND......S 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 21 S 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 43. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 72 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR 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 (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 55 51 49 48 46 RH..............35 45 56 61 67 71 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 600 600 500 500 600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 32 S 35 S 35 S 32 S 29 SE 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 30 60 60 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...GAEDE REQUESTED BY...JOSH SHROYER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090401.KINGS.01/SGF