FNUS73 KSGF 151856 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 2...MO DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1256 PM CST MON NOV 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CST ON NOVEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY. UNDER A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY...EVENTUALLY SHIFTING TO THE NORTH OR NORTHWEST TUESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE GREATER IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI FOR TUESDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM PASSES OVER THE REGION. MOST LOCATIONS OF SOUTHWEST OR CENTRAL MISSOURI WILL REMAIN DRY. MORE DRY WEATHER IS FORECASTED LATE IN THE WEEK...FOLLOWED BY WARMER TEMPERATURES. AS A MATTER OF FACT...AFTERNOON HIGHS COULD WARM WELL INTO THE 60S BY THIS WEEKEND. WE WILL NEED TO MONITOR HOW STRONG THE SOUTHERLY WINDS BECOME THIS WEEKEND AS LOW HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY OCCUR...POTENTIALLY LEADING TO HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. 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.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 58 53 RH..............48 40 47 20 FT WIND......SE 5 E 5 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 4600 4600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 E 10 E 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 84 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT.......... CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 46 44 43 42 41 RH..............54 63 70 76 78 82 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 3 E 2 NE 2 NE 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 57. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 41 48 53 56 55 $$ FORECASTER...GRIFFIN REQUESTED BY...TIM SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101115.UNIT2.01/SGF