FNUS73 KSGF 151351 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WREN PILES DAY 4...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 751 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON JANUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT HAS WORKED INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST AND HAS STALLED. AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE HAS RESULTED IN LOW CLOUDS AND AREAS OF FOG. NOT MUCH CHANGE IN WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TODAY AS FOG SLOWLY LIFTS AND LOW CLOUDS PERSIST ALL DAY. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN HIGH WITH LIGHT SURFACE WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES REMAINS RATHER HIGH. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL SLOWLY RISE INTO THE UPPER 40S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. INTERMITTENT DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42 AT IGNITION...MAX 48. MIN HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 1 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....ITRMT WEATHER TYPE....DRZL NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 42 46 47 47 RH..............97 87 73 70 68 20 FT WIND......W 1 S 1 E 2 NE 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....500 600 900 1400 1400 TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 S 2 SE 1 SE 1 E 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 34. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY 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 (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG TEMP............44 42 40 38 37 35 RH..............74 78 87 95 97 98 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....900 700 600 500 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 3 E 6 E 7 SE 9 E 10 E 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 46. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PCPN......20 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.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....AREAS AREAS S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............35 35 38 43 45 45 RH..............96 93 83 71 66 66 20 FT WIND......NE 3 E 3 E 3 E 3 E 3 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....500 400 800 1700 2000 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 9 E 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...GAGAN REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WOODSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100115.WRENP.02/SGF