FNUS73 KSGF 161400 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUESTEM KNOLL...MO.DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 900 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO THE OHIO VALLEY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY INTO THE HIGH PLAINS REGION FROM EASTERN COLORADO TO WEST TEXAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PERSISTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND OVER THE REGION. RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL WEST OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............56 58 61 62 63 65 66 65 RH..............57 54 52 49 46 42 39 40 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.2 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.7 3.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 12 12 13 14 16 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 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 MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 59 55 53 51 49 RH..............41 50 64 72 75 78 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 5 E 5 E 4 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 2900 1500 900 800 700 TRANSPORT WIND..E 20 E 23 SE 25 SE 25 SE 24 SE 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 71. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 47 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 52 59 65 68 71 RH..............82 76 62 55 51 47 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 4 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....600 700 1400 2900 4200 4700 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 16 SE 15 SE 16 S 17 S 20 S 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...ALBERT REQUESTED BY...CINDY HALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090416.BLUES.02/SGF