FNUS73 KSGF 101443 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LINSCOMB...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 843 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON MARCH 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DEVELOPING COLD FRONT SHOULD REMAIN TO YOUR WEST NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER THROUGH 4 PM BUT MAY SHIFT INTO THE BURN AREA AROUND 5 PM. CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING MOISTURE MOVING INTO THE REGION FROM CENTRAL ARKANSAS. STORM DEVELOPMENT SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........MAY SEE A SHIFT TO THE NORTH AFTER 5 PM. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 40 MPH. TIME (CST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............65 67 66 RH..............54 56 61 20 FT WIND......S 4 SE 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 3100 2000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 28 S 40 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........TEMPORARY SHIFT TO SOUTH AROUND 8 PM WITH ANOTHER SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AROUND 2 AM. CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 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 (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............63 58 54 52 50 48 RH..............65 73 75 74 79 83 20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 7 S 7 S 5 W 8 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 10 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1400 1400 1000 1300 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 44 S 44 S 39 S 33 SW 30 SW 28 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 51. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............47 47 49 50 51 51 RH..............85 79 70 65 61 60 20 FT WIND......W 10 W 10 W 10 W 9 W 10 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 2400 2600 2500 2700 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 25 W 24 W 24 W 24 W 25 W 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...TERRY REQUESTED BY...MATT HILL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100310.LINSC.01/SGF