FNUS73 KEAX 071223 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUFF POOL...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 723 AM CDT WED APR 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0100 CDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NOT AN OPTIMAL DAY FOR BURNING TODAY...WITH VERY COOL AND DAMP WEATHER...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GRADUALLY INCREASING IN SPEED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SCATTERED SHOWERS...WITH EVEN A VERY REMOTE CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON. PROSPECTS FOR BURNING WILL BE MUCH BETTER BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES...LIGHTER WINDS... AND MUCH DRIER WEATHER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52 EARLY THIS MORNING. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT THIS MORNING. CWR.................50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%)......... 98 96 89 88 86 85 82 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............ 49 49 47 46 45 43 43 RH.............. 77 74 75 80 80 79 77 20 FT WIND DIR.. N N NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD.. 13 13 14 16 18 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST. 18 19 20 24 25 30 27 HAINES INDEX.... 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 21 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........55 40 19 4 4 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 41 39 37 36 34 RH..............67 74 77 80 85 89 20 FT WIND......N 14 NW 13 NW 12 NW 10 NW 8 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 17 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........3 26 30 34 29 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 39 48 55 59 58 RH..............92 74 53 41 35 36 20 FT WIND......W 8 NW 9 NW 12 NW 13 NW 10 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...OMALLEY REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100407.BLUFF.01/EAX