FNUS73 KSGF 031447 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HONEY RUN MANAGEMENT UNIT...MO DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 847 AM CST WED MAR 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... FULL SUNSHINE...LIGHT NORTHERLY BREEZES...AND WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR IN RESPONSE TO HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING DIRECTLY OVER THE MISSOURI OZARKS TODAY. SPECIFICALLY FOR THE HONEY RUN PRESCRIBED BURN...THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCE AGENTS WILL NEED TO MONITOR FOR LOCALLY HIGHER WIND SPEEDS DUE TO TERRAIN AND LAKE EFFECTS OFF OF LAKE OF THE THE OZARKS. THESE LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS COULD INCREASE TO 12 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE PRESCRIBED BURN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....38 AT IGNITION...MAX 45. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 41 43 43 RH..............62 49 43 42 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 N 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 3200 3700 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 N 13 N 14 N 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 22. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE 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 (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 33 30 28 27 25 RH..............48 58 64 70 72 73 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 2 N 2 N 2 NW 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 1700 900 700 600 500 TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 N 13 N 10 NE 8 N 6 N 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 49. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............24 28 36 43 47 47 RH..............76 70 54 41 34 33 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 1 S 2 NW 2 N 3 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 1200 2500 3400 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 3 NW 3 NW 3 NW 5 NW 5 N 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...HATCH REQUESTED BY...CINDY HALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100303.HONEY.01/SGF