FNUS73 KSGF 020157 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LEADBETTER RX...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 857 PM CDT THU APR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL NOT FULLY RECOVER TONIGHT AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 58. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 14 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) 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 69 67 64 62 RH..............33 43 51 58 61 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 10 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 700 700 600 600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 32 S 32 S 32 S 30 S 29 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 AT IGNITION...MAX 75. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 28 TO 37 MPH INCREASING TO 38 TO 39 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............62 61 66 70 73 75 RH..............62 62 55 50 47 44 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 10 S 10 S 12 S 13 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....600 2000 2200 2800 4100 5500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 28 S 29 S 31 S 35 S 37 S 39 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 30 30 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...LINDENBERG REQUESTED BY...GREG PAINTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100402.LEADB.01/SGF