FNUS73 KSGF 041502 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HERMITAGE 6...MO DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 902 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 HERMITAGE 6 PRESCRIBED BURN...DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AGENTS MAY NEED TO MONITOR FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS AROUND IGNITION TIME WHERE THE WIND IS WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY AS WINDS SPEEDS MAY...POTENTIALLY INCREASE UP TO 10 MPH AT TIMES. THESE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS COULD OCCUR FROM WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BLOWING OFF OF POMME DE TERRE LAKE...AN AREA WHERE WINDS WILL HAVE LOWER FRICTIONAL EFFECTS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........FROM W TO NE CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....NONE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 46 50 47 RH..............46 35 29 34 20 FT WIND......W 2 NW 2 N 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 3300 3600 3500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 5 NW 5 N 3 NE 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 27. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........FROM N TO E MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM TEMP............45 39 36 34 32 30 RH..............38 48 54 58 63 67 20 FT WIND......NE 2 E 3 E 3 E 3 E 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 1100 BLW100 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 3 NE 7 E 10 E 14 E 15 SE 15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 57. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....NONE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 34 43 50 55 56 RH..............71 62 48 39 33 33 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 1100 2600 3300 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 13 SE 13 SE 13 SE 14 SE 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...HATCH REQUESTED BY...DNR DSP PDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100304.HERMI.02/SGF