FNUS73 KSGF 022011 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR NATURAL AREA...MO DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 211 PM CST WED MAR 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN SPEED ON THURSDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS TO THE EAST. THE RESULT WILL BE WARMER TEMPERATURES. DEWPOINTS WILL ALSO BEGIN A GRADUAL RISE ON THURSDAY SO MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE NEAR 40 PERCENT. SHOWERS WILL RETURN FRIDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 78 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 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.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 51 49 47 45 43 RH..............44 55 62 69 73 76 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 1100 500 500 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND..E 15 E 12 SE 9 SE 9 SE 8 SE 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 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.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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............42 46 54 61 65 65 RH..............79 74 59 48 42 41 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 S 8 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 400 1100 2600 3600 3900 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 SE 10 SE 13 S 16 S 17 S 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...TIM SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110303.NATUR.01/SGF