FNUS73 KSGF 091352 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKJACK ACCESS...MO DEPT.OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 852 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... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST OF THE AREA TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A GRADUAL INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A CLEAR SKY IS EXPECTED TODAY AND WITH FULL INSOLATION...MIXING CONDITIONS WILL BE GOOD. A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT. FAIR AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION... SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH THE REST OF THE DAY. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 64 68 68 RH..............42 33 29 30 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 6 SW 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 5900 6000 5400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 15 SW 16 SW 16 SW 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE 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 (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 61 55 53 50 48 RH..............32 42 50 56 60 64 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5100 3300 200 BLW100 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 SW 21 SW 24 S 28 S 28 S 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 74. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 28 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 50 60 66 70 74 RH..............65 60 47 38 34 32 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6 S 8 S 10 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....100 400 1500 3900 5400 5300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 21 S 20 S 22 S 24 S 26 S 28 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...GAGAN REQUESTED BY...MARK MANUEL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100409.BLACK.01/SGF