FNUS73 KSGF 041446 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SENTINEL...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 846 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 25 PERCENT. SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SENTINEL PRESCRIBED BURN...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 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 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........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........FROM NW TO NE MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 47 51 48 RH..............43 33 28 32 20 FT WIND......W 2 NW 2 N 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 3300 3700 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 5 NW 5 N 2 N 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 27. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 39 36 34 32 31 RH..............36 46 51 56 60 64 20 FT WIND......NE 2 E 3 E 3 E 3 E 4 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 1100 BLW100 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 2 NE 6 E 9 E 13 E 14 SE 13 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 57. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE 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..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 35 43 51 55 56 RH..............68 60 47 38 33 33 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 1100 2600 3400 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13 SE 13 SE 13 SE 13 SE 14 SE 16 $$ FORECASTER...HATCH REQUESTED BY...ROD TUCKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100304.SENTI.01/SGF