FNUS73 KSGF 031453 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKEVIEW BEND MANAGEMENT UNITS...MO DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 853 AM CST THU MAR 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE IN STORE TODAY AS WARMER AIR SPREADS NORTH INTO THE REGION. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FRIDAY BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 3300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............66 66 RH..............37 37 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 2800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 S 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 51. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 66 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO 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 (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 60 58 56 55 54 RH..............42 48 53 57 61 64 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 500 400 400 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 24 S 26 S 28 S 28 S 23 S 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN PERIODS OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 56 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATER IN THE DAY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....70 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 54 58 61 63 62 RH..............68 71 69 65 60 59 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 100 1300 3400 4200 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 20 S 25 S 29 SW 24 SW 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 80 80 80 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...CINDY HALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110303.LAKEV.01/SGF