FNUS73 KEAX 041414 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 39...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 814 AM CST WED NOV 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON NOVEMBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLEAR SKIES WILL PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS RANGING FROM 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH. BY THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS WINDS SHOULD START TO DIMINISH SOME AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT EASES IN THE AREA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING DROPPING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 6 OR SO. LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD BE IN THE LOWER 30% RANGE WHICH TAKES INTO ACCOUNT SOME LOWERING OF DEWPOINTS DUE TO INCREASED WINDS. AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RANGE FROM 3200 FT AROUND NOON TO 3800 FT BY 3 TO 4 IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. 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.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 21 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........8 6 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 58 54 RH..............40 36 40 20 FT WIND......NW 15 NW 12 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 2 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........3 2 3 4 1 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 42 38 36 34 32 RH..............51 64 73 81 86 92 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 3 NW 2 W 2 N 1 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 5 9 13 18 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 33 46 56 62 62 RH..............98 94 61 45 40 42 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 8 S 12 S 14 S 15 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BOWMAN REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091104.UNIT3.01/EAX