FNUS73 KSGF 030030 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER WIRE ROAD...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 630 PM CST WED MAR 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN WARM WELL INTO THE 60S WITH HIGHS TOPPING OUT IN THE UPPER 60S. WITH THE SOUTHEAST WINDS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL NOT RECOVER MUCH DURING THE DAY. THEREFORE... AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOWER 30 PERCENTS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 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.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 66 68 63 RH..............49 35 32 39 20 FT WIND......SE 8 S 9 S 10 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2800 3800 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 17 S 18 S 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 3 .THURSDAY TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 87 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY 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 (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 55 52 52 50 49 RH..............46 59 72 73 79 84 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 1600 600 700 500 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 22 SE 14 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 64. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 56 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............48 51 56 60 63 63 RH..............89 84 73 66 63 57 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 S 7 S 7 S 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 1500 3100 2800 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 S 17 S 22 S 21 SW 15 W 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 3 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...WISE REQUESTED BY...GREG CASSELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110303.LOWER.01/SGF