FNUS73 KSGF 041429
FWSSGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWIRL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
829 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 3 TO 6 MPH...AND WARMING
TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR IN RESPONSE TO HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MISSOURI
OZARKS TODAY.

A DRY AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES TO FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 4 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 3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 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     47     51     47
RH..............39     30     24     27
20 FT WIND......NW 3   NW 3   N 3    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   3200   3800   3700
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6   NW 6   NW 6   N 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 65 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............44     38     35     34     32     30
RH..............30     39     47     54     60     63
20 FT WIND......N 3    NE 3   E 3    E 3    E 2    E 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....3200   1300   200    400    300    200
TRANSPORT WIND..N 6    N 7    NE 8   E 9    E 9    E 9
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

$$
FORECASTER...HATCH
REQUESTED BY...GREG PAINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100304.SWIRL.01/SGF