FNUS73 KEAX 081217 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 28...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 717 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TEMPERATURES WILL WARM NICELY THIS MORNING...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING BY IGNITION TIME...PROVIDING EXCELLENT CONDITIONS FOR BURNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY BE SOMEWHAT GUSTY DURING BURNING ACTIVITY...THOUGH CERTAINLY MANAGEABLE...AND BECOMING LESS GUSTY AS THE AFTERNOON WEARS ON. WINDS WILL BECOME MUCH LIGHTER LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...AND BECOME VARIABLE AROUND SUNSET...BEFORE SWITCHING AROUND TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...DECREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH MID AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 5100 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........7 6 5 4 3 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............56 59 60 61 60 59 RH..............32 28 26 25 27 30 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 13 11 11 9 20 FT WIND GUST.17 20 18 16 15 11 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.....WEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FROST FROST FROST TEMP............55 48 44 42 39 37 RH..............34 45 53 59 67 75 20 FT WIND......NW 8 W 3 SW 2 S 2 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 14 TO 16 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 INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 47 57 64 69 69 RH..............84 55 39 32 29 31 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 7 S 12 S 15 S 16 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 20 25 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...OMALLEY REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100408.UNIT2.01/EAX