FNUS73 KSGF 191200
FWSSGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH VC...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
700 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DEPARTING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS TO
INCREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A CLEAR SKY WILL DOMINATE AS
THE AREA COMES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE.
TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 90S THIS AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES FALLING TO AROUND 40 PERCENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

THIS FORECAST IS FOR THE GENERAL MINDENMINES AREA...INCLUDING PRAIRIE
STATE PARK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87 AT IGNITION...MAX 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........BECOMING SOUTHERLY AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...MAXIMUM 4100 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............87     91     94
RH..............50     44     41
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 4    S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   3400   4100
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7    SW 8   S 9
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5

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FORECASTER...HATCH
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100819.NORTH.01/SGF