FNUS73 KSGF 242051
FWSSGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILSON S CREEK...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
351 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER WILSONS CREEK NATIONAL
BATTLEFIELD.  NORTH BREEZES WILL BLOW AT AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
MEANWHILE...MIXING HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 4500 FEET
TOWARD MID AFTERNOON.  NO RAIN IS EXPECTED.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 AT IGNITION...MAX 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........NO WIND SHIFT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2300 FT AGL
                    INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     65     73     78     81     82
RH..............84     76     57     46     40     37
20 FT WIND......N 3    N 4    N 6    N 6    N 6    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....400    900    2300   3600   4300   4500
TRANSPORT WIND..N 18   N 15   NE 14  NE 15  NE 15  NE 17
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....3      3      4      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...CRAMER
REQUESTED BY...AARON MIER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100825.WILSO.03/SGF