FNUS73 KSGF 082345 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR CHUTE RIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 645 PM CDT THU APR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT WILL SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA FRIDAY. A DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT 4 PM WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTS 15 MPH MID/LATE AFTERNOON WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 65 69 69 RH..............40 28 22 22 20 FT WIND......SSW 6 SSW 7 SSW 7 SSW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 4200 5000 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 13 SW 15 S 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 4 4 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 61 54 51 49 47 RH..............26 34 47 51 55 61 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 2100 300 100 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 15 S 13 S 9 S 10 S 13 $$ FORECASTER...ALBERT REQUESTED BY...JESS REGISTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100409.CHUTE.01/SGF