FNUS73 KSGF 041522 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BANK BRANCH...MO DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 922 AM CST THU MAR 4 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... FULL SUNSHINE...LIGHT NORTHERLY BREEZES FROM 2 TO 6 MPH...AND WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR IN RESPONSE TO HIGH PRESSURE DIRECTLY OVER THE MISSOURI OZARKS TODAY. A DRY AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. SPECIFICALLY FOR THE BANK BRANCH PRESCRIBED BURN...DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AGENTS MAY NEED TO MONITOR FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS WHERE THE WIND BECOMES NORTHERLY AS WINDS SPEEDS MAY...POTENTIALLY INCREASE UP TO 10 MPH AT TIMES. THESE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS COULD OCCUR FROM NORTH WINDS BLOWING OFF OF LAKE OF THE OZARKS...AN AREA WHERE WINDS WILL HAVE LOWER FRICTIONAL EFFECTS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....NONE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 46 50 46 RH..............45 35 28 32 20 FT WIND......N 2 NW 2 N 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 3200 3700 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 N 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 25. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW 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 (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....NONE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 37 34 32 30 29 RH..............36 46 53 59 64 68 20 FT WIND......NE 3 E 2 E 2 E 3 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 1100 100 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..N 3 NE 6 E 9 E 12 E 13 E 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 56. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....NONE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 33 42 50 54 55 RH..............72 62 47 37 32 31 20 FT WIND......E 3 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....200 300 1200 2700 3300 3500 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13 SE 13 SE 12 SE 12 SE 13 SE 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...HATCH REQUESTED BY...LARRY WEBB TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100304.BANKB.01/SGF