FNUS73 KSGF 020939 AAA FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BRAY CA RX BURN...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 439 AM CDT FRI APR 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND A WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE POOLING AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMPARED TO VALUES EXPERIENCED EARLIER THIS WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 37 TO 43 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 70 75 78 76 RH..............59 52 45 42 46 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 12 S 12 S 13 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1700 2400 3100 3500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 38 S 37 S 37 S 39 S 43 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 51. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........SOUTH TO WEST NORTHWEST. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW 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 (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............72 67 63 60 57 54 RH..............51 62 69 77 81 81 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 10 SW 8 S 6 SW 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 2800 1600 1300 1200 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 44 S 43 SW 40 W 35 W 29 W 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 90 90 90 90 90 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....PERIOD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 53 58 63 65 65 RH..............85 77 61 45 38 37 20 FT WIND......W 5 SW 5 W 6 W 9 W 10 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....600 800 1800 3000 4100 4700 TRANSPORT WIND..W 17 W 14 W 14 W 15 W 15 SW 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...ANGLE REQUESTED BY...LEE HUGHES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100402.BRAYC.01/SGF