FNUS73 KSGF 041607 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR KING S PRAIRIE RX...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1007 AM CST THU MAR 4 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... FULL SUNSHINE...LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY BREEZES FROM 3 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 KINGS PRAIRIE RX PRESCRIBED BURN...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AGENTS MAY NEED TO MONITOR FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON WHERE WINDS BECOME EASTERLY AS WINDS SPEEDS MAY...INCREASE UP TO 10 MPH AT TIMES. THESE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS COULD OCCUR FROM DOWN SLOPE EASTERLY DRAINAGE WINDS INTO THE RIVER BOTTOM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE 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 INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH. TIME (CST) 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............51 48 RH..............30 34 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..N 2 NE 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 28. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. 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..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 40 37 35 33 31 RH..............39 49 54 59 63 67 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 3 E 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 1100 100 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..E 3 E 7 E 12 E 15 E 16 SE 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...HATCH REQUESTED BY...JOSH SHROYER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100304.KINGS.01/SGF