FNUS73 KSGF 281004 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKJACK 2...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 404 AM CST SUN FEB 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0239 CST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS BUILDS EAST INTO THE OZARKS. THE SURFACE WIND WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE WEAKER OVER THE AREA TODAY VERSUS SATURDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE CLOSER TO THE REGION. MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH DRY WEATHER CONTINUING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LOWER TO NEAR 25 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH VALUES RISING AFTER SUNSET. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 51. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........NW TO N CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 30 38 46 47 49 RH..............63 55 39 26 25 24 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 4 N 4 N 3 N 3 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 29. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........N TO NE CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 34 32 33 31 29 RH..............36 49 56 55 61 67 20 FT WIND......N 2 NE 3 NE 4 NE 4 NE 5 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...ANGLE REQUESTED BY...REGGIE BRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100228.BLACK.01/SGF