FNUS73 KEAX 121523 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 10...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1023 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON AUGUST 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... .DISCUSSION... HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED UNTIL AFTERNOON WITH A FEW SCATTERED CLOUDS THEREAFTER. NO PRECIPITATION IS ANTICIPATED. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST (AWAY FROM INTERSTATE 29) AT SPEEDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH...BUT MAY TURN MORE SOUTHERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. DEEP VERTICAL MIXING SHOULD KEEP SMOKE WELL ABOVE THE INTERSTATE IF THIS HAPPENS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........1 28 32 17 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............85 92 97 97 97 RH..............75 60 53 54 54 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 9 S 12 S 13 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........32 27 43 43 48 54 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............93 85 81 79 77 75 RH..............59 73 79 82 83 87 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 8 S 9 S 9 S 8 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. CWR.................30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........57 56 55 55 59 64 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............74 80 87 92 94 95 RH..............90 80 67 61 57 56 20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 8 S 10 S 12 S 12 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...BOOKBINDER REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100812.UNIT1.01/EAX