FNUS73 KEAX 311400 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 26...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 900 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS IN FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI WILL RELATIVE LIGHT COMPARED TO OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT/SURFACE TROUGH IMPINGE UPON THE AREA. THE BOUNDARY IS NOT EXPECTED TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE BURN AREA SO WINDS SHOULD REMAIN CONSISTENTLY FROM A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION BUT MAY VARY FROM SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL STILL LIKELY BOTTOM OUT AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH VALUES IN THE LOWER 30S LIKELY AROUND IGNITION TIME. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 1 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........26 26 26 26 25 24 23 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............69 72 75 76 78 79 78 77 RH..............37 35 33 31 29 30 31 33 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 9 9 9 8 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........22 22 21 20 19 18 17 18 18 20 21 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............77 74 71 68 67 66 64 63 61 60 59 58 RH..............34 38 43 48 51 54 57 61 64 68 69 70 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........21 22 24 27 28 29 30 30 31 32 32 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 58 61 66 70 73 76 79 80 81 80 78 RH..............70 70 63 53 47 42 38 37 36 37 39 42 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 16 16 17 18 22 24 26 26 25 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 25 30 30 35 35 35 35 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...BOWMAN REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.UNIT2.01/EAX