FNUS73 KSGF 011209 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PILOT KNOB PRESCRIBED BURN...MO DEPT. OC CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 709 AM CDT THU APR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0645 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING BECOMING GUSTY BY MID MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH THE LOWEST VALUES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON NEAR 30 PERCENT WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DROPPING TO NEAR 25 PERCENT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER TONIGHT. HOWEVER...A STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 AT IGNITION...MAX 81. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 30 TO 37 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 64 69 75 79 81 RH..............61 61 51 41 34 30 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 9 S 10 S 11 S 12 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 30 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 800 1600 2300 2600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 35 SW 32 SW 30 S 30 S 31 S 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 56. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE 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 MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 72 66 63 61 59 RH..............32 39 49 56 61 68 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 10 S 10 S 9 S 9 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 1500 600 500 600 600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 38 S 39 S 38 S 36 S 35 S 36 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 37 TO 41 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............57 57 62 67 71 73 RH..............72 74 66 58 52 48 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 10 S 11 S 14 S 14 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....600 800 1300 1800 2400 2900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 37 S 38 S 39 S 39 S 40 S 41 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...ANGLE REQUESTED BY...GREG CASSELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100401.PILOT.01/SGF