FNUS73 KSGF 011431 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SEWAGE LAGOON UNIT...MO DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 831 AM CST WED DEC 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON DECEMBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A COLD AIR MASS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER PRESSURE SETTLES INTO THE REGION. WESTERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE AROUND 10 MPH WILL IMPACT THE BURN SITE AT THE TIME OF IGNITION. TRANSPORT WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH DIURNAL MIXING UP TO 2000 FEET SHOULD ALLOW FOR FAIRLY GOOD VENTILATION RATES AT THE TIME OF IGNITION. SIMULTANEOUSLY SURFACE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL EXIST WITHIN A RANGE OF 35-40 PERCENT. FUEL MOISTURES YESTERDAY FOR THE BURN SITE YESTERDAY RANGED AROUND THE 15 PERCENT RANGE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32 AT IGNITION...MAX 37. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 35 37 34 RH..............45 41 40 45 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 6 W 6 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 2700 3100 2600 TRANSPORT WIND..W 21 W 20 W 18 W 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 26. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 71 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 30 29 29 28 28 RH..............49 55 58 60 66 66 20 FT WIND......W 3 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 1200 600 400 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..W 18 W 17 W 15 SW 14 SW 13 SW 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 50. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 44 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 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.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 31 38 45 48 47 RH..............71 66 57 47 44 47 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 5 SW 5 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....200 300 1100 2200 2800 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 14 SW 15 W 16 W 17 W 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SIPPRELL NWS WFO SAINT LOUIS REQUESTED BY...CINDY HALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101201.SEWAG.01/SGF