FNUS73 KSGF 091408 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR CHUTE RIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 908 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...MODEST...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........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 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..............40 30 27 28 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 4900 5800 5600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 SW 12 SW 13 SW 14 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 6 TO 7 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. 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 49 RH..............31 39 45 51 56 61 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5100 3300 300 100 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 15 S 14 S 13 S 13 S 12 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 48 57 64 69 72 RH..............67 65 51 40 35 31 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 5 S 6 S 8 S 9 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....100 500 1900 4400 5900 5400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 13 S 15 S 18 S 21 S 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...GAGAN REQUESTED BY...JESS REGISTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100409.CHUTE.01/SGF