FNUS73 KSGF 081553 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANNY S ACRES GLADES...MDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 953 AM CST MON MAR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF STORM SYSTEM THAT IS PUSHING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. LIGHT RAIN OR SPRINKLES MAY BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING...HOWEVER BETTER CHANCES FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID EVENING HOURS INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD PUSH EAST AND OUT OF THE AREA BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR TEMP............64 65 RH..............46 47 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 3700 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 22 SE 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO 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 (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 57 55 53 51 50 RH..............51 60 66 71 78 84 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 500 400 600 800 800 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 30 SE 35 S 39 S 40 S 37 S 32 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 90 90 90 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 29 TO 36 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 51 55 59 61 61 RH..............89 85 75 68 63 63 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 8 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....800 800 1000 1800 4100 4600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 29 S 29 S 31 S 33 S 35 S 36 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...WISE REQUESTED BY...JOE SCHWARTZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100308.GRANN.01/SGF