FNUS73 KSGF 281827 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKJACK 2...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1227 PM 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 RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND A VERY DRY AIR MASS THAT EXTENDS FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST TO THE OZARKS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...BUT AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE EXCEPTIONALLY LOW AS DRY AIR ALOFT MIXES DOWN TO THE SURFACE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 50. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 12 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2-3 MPH. TERRAIN AFFECTS WILL ALTER WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 48 48 RH..............18 13 15 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 28. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTH WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........GRADUAL SHIFT THIS EVENING. 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 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 35 33 30 RH..............25 46 53 63 20 FT WIND......NE 2G5 NE 4G5 NE 4G10 NE 5G10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...ALBERT REQUESTED BY...REGGIE BRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100228.BLACK.01/SGF