FNUS73 KSGF 011457 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR CLEAR CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 857 AM CST TUE DEC 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON DECEMBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ONE MORE MILD AND DRY DAY IS EXPECTED TODAY AS SURFACE PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM TENNESSEE TO NORTH TEXAS WEAKENS. COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA. A STORM SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN WEDNESDAY...POSSIBLY CHANGING TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR OVER EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION TO END WORK WEEK. A MODEST WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 50 53 52 RH..............62 44 38 40 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 8 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1400 1800 1400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 22 SW 20 SW 18 S 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 36. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 66 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........NORTHEAST AFTER 3 AM. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE 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 (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 43 40 40 39 38 RH..............48 54 56 55 60 64 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 SE 5 SE 2 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....600 400 500 500 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 15 S 14 SE 14 E 14 NE 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 40. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 67 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....60 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 33 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RNSN TEMP............38 37 38 39 37 35 RH..............67 72 74 73 76 80 20 FT WIND......NE 5 N 5 N 6 N 9 N 9 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 900 1600 1400 1200 TRANSPORT WIND..N 15 N 18 N 22 N 26 N 30 N 32 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 70 70 70 HAINES INDEX....5 4 2 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WOODS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091201.CLEAR.01/SGF