FNUS73 KSGF 031426 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE RANCH...MDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 826 AM CST THU MAR 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 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.....48 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 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.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 52 60 65 65 RH..............74 59 46 42 43 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 1600 3500 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 16 S 18 S 21 S 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 51. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 82 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR 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 (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 59 57 56 54 53 RH..............49 59 65 67 75 80 20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 1200 400 500 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 24 S 26 S 29 S 30 S 31 S 31 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 67 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....60 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 30 MPH. 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 LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 53 57 60 61 61 RH..............83 85 78 71 71 72 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 7 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 900 1200 1100 900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 30 S 28 S 26 S 24 S 23 S 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 70 70 70 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...JULIE NORRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110303.WHITE.01/SGF