FNUS73 KSGF 081406 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LOGGERS LAKE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 906 AM CDT WED APR 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 CDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING...SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. EXPECT SUNNY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON WITH CONTINUING NORTHWEST WINDS. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI FOR INCREASED CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 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 1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 50 59 63 63 RH..............52 41 33 30 30 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1500 3100 4300 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..W 23 NW 25 NW 26 NW 26 NW 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 72 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 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 (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 56 51 48 46 44 RH..............32 42 53 59 65 70 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 5 N 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 3100 2200 1000 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 23 NW 20 N 13 N 8 NE 8 NE 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 55 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHEAST WINDS AFTER 6 AM. CHANCE OF PRECIP....50 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.......1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............43 44 51 55 59 61 RH..............76 77 67 61 58 55 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 5 SE 6 SE 7 E 7 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 1300 1200 1400 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..E 17 E 22 E 24 SE 26 SE 26 E 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 30 70 70 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...CLAYCOMB REQUESTED BY...S MENDENHALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090408.LOGGE.01/SGF