FNUS73 KEAX 151430 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR GOUGE EYE RX...MDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 930 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A PATCH OF BROKEN CLOUDINESS THROUGH 11 AM WILL GIVE WAY TO A BIT MORE SUNSHINE FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IT WILL OTHERWISE BE A VERY WARM DAY WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING QUICKLY INTO THE 70S AFTER 10 AM...AND TOPPING OUT IN THE LOWER 80S THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE MUCH IMPROVED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE LOWER AND WITH LEST GUSTY-NESS. SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTH-SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SPEEDS INCREASING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........58 63 58 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 74 79 83 RH..............52 48 42 38 20 FT WIND......S 14 SW 16 S 14 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. CWR.................40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........46 55 67 76 83 92 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............74 70 66 62 60 59 RH..............52 59 68 78 84 87 20 FT WIND......S 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. CWR.................70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH INCREASING TO WEST AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 13 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........99 99 100 100 92 82 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 59 58 58 60 61 RH..............90 88 87 85 77 70 20 FT WIND......SW 8 W 8 NW 8 N 8 N 8 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...BOOKBINDER REQUESTED BY...JOSH SHROYER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100415.GOUGE.01/EAX