FNUS73 KSGF 181250 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MOPLO OZARK COUNTY GLADE MW...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 750 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY...LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY BREEZES FROM 4 TO 7 MPH...AND WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR IN RESPONSE TO HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MISSOURI OZARKS TODAY. A FAIRLY DRY AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL INTO THE 40 PERCENT RANGE. SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MOPLO OZARK COUNTY GLADE MW PRESCRIBED BURN...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NW TO SW DURING THE DAY CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 54 58 60 RH..............69 53 43 37 20 FT WIND......NW 4 W 4 W 4 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....600 2500 3700 3700 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 W 6 W 5 W 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 42. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. 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 50 47 45 45 RH..............39 48 56 60 63 63 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 2 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 2000 500 200 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 SW 8 SW 10 SW 14 SW 16 SW 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23 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.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 45 54 61 66 69 RH..............69 67 52 38 28 23 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 4 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 500 2600 4700 5500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 18 SW 18 SW 18 S 20 S 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...HATCH REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WOODSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100318.MOPLO.02/SGF