FNUS73 KSGF 141335 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WREN PILES DAY 3...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 735 AM CST THU JAN 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON JANUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...AS HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE MID TO UPPER 40S. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH INTO THE REGION...WHICH WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM HUMIDITIES ONLY DROPPING INTO THE 50 PERCENTS THIS AFTERNOON. PATCHY DRIZZLE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. MIXING HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY RATHER LOW TODAY AS AN INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE AREA. SURFACE WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND OUT OF THE SOUTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....39 AT IGNITION...MAX 48. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE DRZL DRZL DRZL TEMP............39 41 46 47 47 RH..............64 65 61 58 59 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 600 900 900 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 SW 13 SW 14 SW 14 SW 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WISE REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WOODSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100114.WRENP.02/SGF