FNUS73 KEAX 041602
FWSEAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORRIS PRAIRIE CA...MDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1102 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WARMER TEMPERATURES TODAY AND SLIGHTLY LOWER DEW POINTS WILL GIVE
THE REGION AN OPPORTUNITY TO DRY OUT A LITTLE. LOOK FOR LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TURN TO THE SOUTH BY THIS AFTERNOON
AND THEN INCREASE IN SPEED FOR TUESDAY. ALONG WITH STRONGER WINDS
TUESDAY LOOK FOR A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO RETURN
TO THE REGION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-1600 FT
                    AGL INCREASING TO 8600-9300 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........62     55     51     49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     69     70     68
RH..............49     43     41     44
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 7    S 8    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5

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FORECASTER...JULY
REQUESTED BY...RYAN JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.MORRI.01/EAX