FNUS73 KEAX 311744 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 26...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1244 PM 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. ...UPDATE OF THE MORNING SPOT REQUEST... .DISCUSSION... WINDS IN FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI WILL BE LIGHT VARIABLE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT STALLS IN THE REGION. THIS FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH TONIGHT WITH WINDS RETURNING TO A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........26 26 25 24 23 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............76 78 79 79 79 78 RH..............35 32 30 30 31 32 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W NW N E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 2 1 1 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 HAINES INDEX....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............75 74 71 68 67 66 64 63 61 60 59 58 RH..............36 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...COOPER REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.UNIT2.01/EAX