FNUS73 KSGF 171505 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BARNEY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1005 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO THE OHIO VALLEY WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EAST...AS LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES MOVES INTO CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST TODAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN OZARKS ON SATURDAY WITH THE APPROACHING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............66 68 70 71 70 70 RH..............51 48 45 43 43 44 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 4.5 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 18 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 51. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 81 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW 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............68 62 59 57 55 54 RH..............48 59 66 71 77 80 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5400 3500 700 300 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 21 S 23 S 26 S 30 S 30 S 28 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 68 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....70 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 21 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... PERIOD PERIOD CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 55 59 61 RH..............81 75 70 70 20 FT WIND......SE 5G10 S 6G10 SE 7G10 S 7G10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 900 700 900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 24 S 21 S 21 SE 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 90 90 50 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...ALBERT REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE ROGERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090417.BARNE.01/SGF