FNUS73 KSGF 021730 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 134 GRASSLAND...MO. DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1130 AM CST WED MAR 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON MARCH 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE WEAK DRY COLD FRONT THAT MOVED ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT WILL STALL TO THE SOUTH TODAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST SHIFTS EAST TO THE EASTERN U.S. BY THURSDAY. EAST WINDS TODAY WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH AND INCREASE THURSDAY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...AND POSSIBLY LINGERING INTO EARLY SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 7 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.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 51 52 RH..............52 48 48 20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1700 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..E 15 E 16 E 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 36. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 81 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE. 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 (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 44 42 41 39 38 RH..............54 64 69 72 77 80 20 FT WIND......NE 6 E 6 E 6 E 5 E 5 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 700 500 500 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND..E 20 E 22 SE 23 SE 23 SE 22 SE 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. 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.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 42 49 56 60 60 RH..............82 75 62 52 45 45 20 FT WIND......E 4 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 400 600 1300 2800 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 17 S 16 S 16 S 16 S 17 S 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...CINDY HALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110302.HWY13.01/SGF