FNUS73 KEAX 211200 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 35...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 700 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY AROUND IGNITION TIME LATER THIS MORNING. SKIES WILL HAVE BECOME NEARLY OVERCAST BY MID MORNING...WITH ONLY PARTIAL CLEARING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND A MINIMUM OF 30 PERCENT DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH BETTER RECOVERIES TOWARDS SUNSET. IN ADDITION...BY LATE AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY...EVENTUALLY SHIFTING TO A MORE LIGHT SOUTHERLY DIRECTION THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-95 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 27 TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........88 91 89 88 82 79 63 60 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............50 53 54 55 58 61 62 62 60 RH..............41 38 38 37 35 32 31 32 38 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 14 12 12 12 11 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 22 22 20 18 13 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST BY SUNRISE HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........49 49 50 50 47 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 52 49 47 46 45 RH..............44 57 67 72 75 77 20 FT WIND......NW 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 5 S 5 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........40 38 36 34 31 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 57 66 71 75 75 RH..............77 55 44 40 36 36 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 S 3 S 3 S 5 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...OMALLEY REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090421.UNIT3.02/EAX