FNUS73 KSGF 091403 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PILOT KNOB PRESCRIBED BURN...MO DEPT. OC CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 903 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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...WITH LOWEST VALUES BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM. 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.....53 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 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.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 61 66 70 RH..............44 33 28 26 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 6 SW 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 3800 5500 5800 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 9 SW 10 SW 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 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..............31 39 46 51 56 61 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5500 3600 300 BLW100 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 S 15 S 18 S 22 S 21 S 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 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 6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 22 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............47 48 57 64 69 72 RH..............66 64 51 41 35 32 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 4 S 5 S 7 S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 500 1900 4500 6000 5500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 12 S 14 S 17 S 20 S 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...GAGAN REQUESTED BY...GREG CASSELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100409.PILOT.01/SGF