FNUS73 KEAX 301347 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER SOUTH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 847 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL BECOME RATHER STRONG AND GUSTY BY LATE THIS MORNING AND ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS LATE THIS MORNING WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 MPH BUT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. DEEP MIXING IS EXPECTED SO WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY. THE DEEP MIXING WILL ALSO TRANSPORT DRIER AIR TO THE SURFACE. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FOR TODAY WILL LIKELY BOTTOM OUT AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 30 TO 35 PERCENT ARE LIKELY BY IGNITION TIME. THE HIGHER WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITY VALUES WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THIS AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........22 21 19 18 16 13 11 13 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 67 70 72 74 75 75 75 74 RH..............40 35 32 30 28 27 27 28 30 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..15 20 22 22 23 23 23 23 22 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 21 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 17 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........17 17 13 14 10 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 66 61 58 56 56 RH..............33 44 51 58 62 65 20 FT WIND......S 21 S 18 S 17 S 20 S 20 S 20 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 37 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........0 2 6 7 8 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 59 68 75 78 79 RH..............72 59 43 35 31 30 20 FT WIND......S 18 S 22 S 23 S 23 S 22 S 21 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...BOWMAN REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100330.RIVER.01/EAX