FNUS73 KEAX 091214 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHMIDT TRACT...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 714 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA TODAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE HAS SHIFTED EAST OF THE AREA. WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHICH WILL LEAD TO HIGHER FIRE DANGER. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR SATURDAY WITH WINDS A BIT STRONGER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-6700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 62 66 66 RH..............43 36 32 33 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 9 S 12 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH 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..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 57 54 51 49 48 RH..............38 49 56 61 66 68 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 9 S 10 S 10 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 74. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 34 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........0 9 22 31 35 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 55 63 69 72 72 RH..............70 54 43 37 35 37 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 13 SW 15 SW 16 SW 14 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 20 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...RUNYAN REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100409.SCHMI.01/EAX