FNUS73 KSGF 221312 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SUGAR CREEK...MO DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 812 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS AND POSSIBLY A FEW SPRINKLES WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND LIGHT WINDS ARE IN STORE FOR TODAY. PREDOMINANTLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR EAST DOMINATES THE AREA. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER WESTERN KANSAS AND BEGINS TO MOVE EASTWARD SUNDAY. WET AND UNSETTLED WEATHER EXPECTED FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 AT IGNITION...MAX 82. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHWEST BY NOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 74 78 82 RH..............45 37 32 29 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 4700 6900 7100 TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 W 15 W 14 W 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 58. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............79 74 68 66 63 62 RH..............33 43 52 58 63 69 20 FT WIND......S 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 85. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 34 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 64 72 78 82 85 RH..............71 67 56 46 39 34 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...ROARING RIVER STATE PARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090422.BIGSU.03/SGF