FNUS73 KEAX 261329 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 14...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 829 AM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS TODAY AND PARTICULARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME FAIRLY STRONG AND GUSTY. BY LATE THIS MORNING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUSTAINED AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH 20 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS LIKELY. WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. WITH THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY BOTTOM OUT AROUND 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........31 36 41 45 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............56 58 59 59 58 RH..............44 41 41 41 42 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..20 21 21 20 18 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 28 TO 32 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........53 55 60 65 70 75 77 79 83 88 92 96 WEATHER COV..... LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............56 53 50 49 47 47 46 45 44 43 43 42 RH..............45 51 56 59 62 64 66 69 71 73 75 76 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..16 15 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. CWR.................80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........98 99 99 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............42 43 47 49 51 51 RH..............78 77 72 69 66 66 20 FT WIND......SE 13 SE 14 E 14 E 13 E 12 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...BOWMAN REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100326.UNIT1.01/EAX