FNUS73 KSGF 131349 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WREN PILES...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 749 AM CST WED JAN 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 CST ON JANUARY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WARM AND MILD DAY IS EXPECTED TODAY AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 50S THIS AFTERNOON UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. DEWPOINTS WILL BE SLOW TO WARM TODAY...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR THE MINIMUM HUMIDITY TO DROP INTO THE 30 PERCENTS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST GENERALLY IN THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE...THOUGH A FEW GUST TO AROUND 15 MPH AT TIMES NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THIS AFTERNOON. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...WITH FOG AND DRIZZLE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....29 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............24 32 38 45 49 49 RH..............77 57 48 40 37 40 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 4 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 400 800 1200 1400 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 12 SW 14 SW 16 S 18 S 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WISE REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WOODSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100113.WRENP.07/SGF