FNUS73 KSGF 020934 AAA FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LEADBETTER RX...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 434 AM CDT FRI APR 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND 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.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 32 TO 41 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 43 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 73 78 78 RH..............55 47 42 43 20 FT WIND......S 13 S 13 S 13 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1900 2700 3300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 33 S 36 S 38 S 41 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....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 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........SOUTH TO WEST NORTH WEST. 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 MCLDY WEATHER COV..... PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............73 67 63 60 57 54 RH..............51 61 69 77 81 81 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 SW 8 SW 6 SW 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 2500 1500 1300 1300 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 44 S 43 SW 37 W 31 W 25 W 20 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 66. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 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 4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 15 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............51 52 58 63 66 66 RH..............85 77 59 44 37 37 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 W 9 W 10 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....600 800 1800 2900 4000 4700 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15 W 13 W 14 W 15 W 15 SW 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...ANGLE REQUESTED BY...GREG PAINTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100402.LEADB.01/SGF