FNUS73 KSGF 071456
FWSSGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUSIEK BURN...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
956 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA PRIOR TO
IGNITION EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN MISSOURI DURING THE AFTERNOON.
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

.WEDNESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AT IGNITION THEN
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 11 AM.
WIND SHIFT..........WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE S-SW TO THE NW
                    AS A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES
                    THROUGH THE AREA JUST PRIOR TO IGNITION.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO
                    3800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
TEMP............34     39     50     58     63     68
RH..............69     64     51     40     32     25
20 FT WIND......S 2    SW 4   W 7    NW 7   NW 6   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      15     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....100    200    600    1400   2500   3500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 21   W 20   W 18   W 16   NW 14  NW 13
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...ALBERT
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD STITS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090408.BUSIE.04/SGF