FNUS73 KSGF 051426 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SENTINEL...MISSOURI DEPT. OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 826 AM CST THU NOV 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON NOVEMBER 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST OF THE OZARKS TODAY WITH SUNNY SKIES AND SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 65 66 63 RH..............50 35 33 40 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 8 S 8 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1800 1900 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 16 S 20 S 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 78 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. 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.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 55 52 50 49 48 RH..............46 53 62 70 73 76 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....700 500 400 400 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 23 S 23 S 23 S 22 S 21 S 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 41 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 31 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 53 61 69 72 71 RH..............79 70 57 47 42 43 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 10 S 12 S 14 S 14 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 800 1800 2500 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 21 S 23 S 26 SW 30 SW 32 S 32 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...ANGLE REQUESTED BY...ROD TUCKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091105.SENTI.01/SGF