FNUS73 KSGF 191246 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MOPLO OZARK COUNTY GLADE MW...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 746 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH TODAY AS A STORM SYSTEM DEEPENS OVER THE PLAINS. IN OZARK COUNTY...WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT AND SHIFT TO THE NORTH SATURDAY MORNING...BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY IN GETTING THE SPOT TO YOU. WE WERE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. 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.......100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 53 60 64 68 RH..............65 55 43 37 33 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 4 S 6 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....100 500 2600 5100 6600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 SW 17 SW 18 SW 18 S 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR 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 (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TEMP............66 60 56 54 52 50 RH..............37 46 55 60 66 70 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 4 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5800 3600 1300 600 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 21 S 21 S 21 S 21 S 22 S 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 40 40 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 55. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NORTH IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 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.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RAIN RAIN TEMP............49 48 50 53 55 55 RH..............71 73 67 58 53 50 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 W 5 NW 6 NW 7 WW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 800 1900 2800 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 26 SW 26 SW 24 W 21 W 17 NW 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 80 80 80 90 90 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...TERRY REQUESTED BY...USFS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100319.MOPLO.02/SGF