FNUS73 KSGF 180056 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE HOLE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 756 PM CDT WED MAR 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE DIRECTLY OVER THE REGION ON THURSDAY. SUNSHINE WILL RETURN TO THE AREA WITH LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WESTERLY DURING THE DAY. MIXING WILL LEAD TO SOME DRYING OF THE SURFACE...THOUGH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD BE AROUND 30 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. 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.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 58 63 63 RH..............57 40 33 33 20 FT WIND......NW 4 W 4 W 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 3900 4400 4700 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 NW 5 W 5 W 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. TIME (CDT) 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............59 53 49 45 42 40 RH..............37 48 58 70 78 82 20 FT WIND......W 3 SW 2 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 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.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 42 52 62 69 70 RH..............89 78 57 42 33 30 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 3 S 5 S 6 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....100 200 700 2600 4300 5000 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20 SW 21 SW 21 SW 21 S 22 S 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...GAGAN REQUESTED BY...JESS REGISTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100318.BLUEH.01/SGF