FNUS73 KSGF 031253 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR TRUMAN WALLFLOWER...MO DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 653 AM CST THU MAR 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE REGION TODAY WITH A FEW MODERATELY STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE IN EXPOSED TERRAIN. UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO AROUND 40 PERCENT. INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............50 55 58 61 63 65 64 63 RH..............64 57 51 46 42 40 42 44 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.8 1.2 2.0 2.7 3.0 2.5 1.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 16 16 17 20 21 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 83 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 57 54 53 52 51 RH..............47 54 61 67 75 80 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....600 300 300 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 22 S 24 S 26 S 26 S 24 S 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN PERIODS OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 62 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 52 55 58 59 58 RH..............84 83 77 70 64 65 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 W 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SCHAUMANN REQUESTED BY...LAURA HENDRICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110303.TRUMA.01/SGF