FNUS73 KSGF 031236 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LEADMINE FIELDS...MISSOURI DEPT CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 636 AM CST WED MAR 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER THE REGION WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES COOLER THAN NORMAL TODAY UNDER A MOSTLY SUNNY SKY. A LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND WILL PERSIST TODAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 PERCENT. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE END OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD FALL INTO THE 25-30 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42 AT IGNITION...MAX 46. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 45 42 RH..............44 38 42 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 3700 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 N 13 N 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 51. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 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.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 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............25 29 37 44 48 49 RH..............68 64 49 36 30 30 20 FT WIND......SE 1 SE 2 S 2 NW 2 N 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 1200 2300 3300 3500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 2 NW 2 NW 3 NW 5 NW 5 N 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...STEVEN LAVAL RF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100303.LEADM.01/SGF