FNUS73 KEAX 031343 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 9...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 843 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL LINGER IN THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BEFORE SKIES GIVE WAY TO SUNSHINE. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 70S...WITH GRADUALLY DECREASING DEW POINTS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES INTO THE UPPER 20S THIS AFTERNOON. WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY ON TUESDAY...AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 80S. ONCE AGAIN...LOWER BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE UPPER 20S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-8200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........37 45 48 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 71 72 RH..............36 31 31 20 FT WIND......NW 13 W 12 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........47 56 59 46 33 32 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 62 58 56 54 52 RH..............37 47 54 63 67 72 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 8 S 9 S 12 S 13 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 33 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........36 29 19 12 12 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 60 70 77 82 83 RH..............74 59 44 38 31 29 20 FT WIND......S 13 SW 16 SW 20 SW 22 SW 22 SW 17 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 30 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...BEUSTERIEN REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100503.UNIT9.01/EAX