FNUS73 KSGF 251251
FWSSGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILSON S CREEK...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
751 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

DRIER AND COOLER AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE MISSOURI OZARKS THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK. NORTH WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH SOME SHIFT TO THE
NORTHEAST. LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY. AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 30-35 PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 AT IGNITION...MAX 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2100 FT AGL
                    INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............68     75     79     80     79
RH..............59     46     37     34     35
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 7    N 7    N 7    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2100   3200   3400   4000   4300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 15   NE 15  NE 15  NE 16  N 17
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 77 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............78     70     64     61     60     58
RH..............37     49     62     67     71     75
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 5    N 3    NE 3   NE 2   NE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10            5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....4200   2800   400    100    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..N 17   N 16   NE 13  NE 9   NE 7   NE 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5      5      4

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FORECASTER...FOSTER
REQUESTED BY...AARON MIER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100825.WILSO.04/SGF