FNUS73 KSGF 161252 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SAC WOODS...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 752 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL MAINTAIN A SOUTHEAST SURFACE WIND TODAY. MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER UTAH. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 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.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 65 67 67 RH..............51 47 45 46 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 7 E 8 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 2700 3500 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 14 E 16 E 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 75 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. 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 (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 61 57 55 53 52 RH..............48 58 65 69 71 74 20 FT WIND......E 9 E 8 E 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3700 2500 600 300 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..E 22 E 24 SE 26 SE 26 SE 25 SE 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 51 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. 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.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 24 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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............51 54 60 65 68 70 RH..............77 73 63 58 55 51 20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 8 SE 9 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 600 1400 2600 3700 4100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 18 SE 16 SE 15 SE 14 SE 16 SE 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...ANGLE REQUESTED BY...ROD TUCKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090416.LITTL.01/SGF