FNUS73 KSGF 031233 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MULE SHOE CA...MISSOURI DEPT CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 633 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 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 45. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 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.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 3600 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..............45 39 43 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 3600 3200 TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 N 13 N 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 51. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30 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.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 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..............71 66 51 39 33 32 20 FT WIND......SE 1 SE 2 S 2 W 2 N 2 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 1100 2200 3200 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..N 1 NW 1 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.MULES.01/SGF