FNUS73 KEAX 141512 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR PILES...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 912 AM CST THU JAN 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON JANUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY VEER TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION BY THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS...AND BECOME MORE NORTHERLY BY EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SPEED SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH...AND MAY BECOME ALMOST CALM FOR A PERIOD LATER THIS AFTERNOON ALONG A WEAK FRONT. SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY OVERCAST...WITH SOME PATCHY DRIZZLE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. OVERALL...RATHER DAMP CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-1000 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AROUND IGNITION...INCREASING TO NEAR 800 FT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........92 94 96 94 94 92 92 93 WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG DZL DZL DZL DZL DZL DZL TEMP............41 41 42 43 43 43 41 39 RH..............81 81 78 76 75 74 76 80 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 5 5 5 3 3 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. CWR.................20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. 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.......400-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........93 91 88 86 83 80 WEATHER COV.....AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG TEMP............39 37 34 32 31 30 RH..............82 86 89 94 93 93 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 N 6 N 6 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........77 80 73 69 65 61 WEATHER COV.....AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 29 31 35 37 37 RH..............91 93 95 83 73 71 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 N 5 N 3 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...OMALLEY REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100114.PILES.01/EAX