FNUS73 KSGF 111659 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWNFIELD CEMETERY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1059 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 CST ON MARCH 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE BURN AREA WITH THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT NOW OVER THE PLAINS STATES. A DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM...AND THEN THEY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 35 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 53 62 64 66 66 67 65 RH..............40 35 28 26 25 23 24 25 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 11 12 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 25 25 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.1 1.5 2.1 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 21 23 26 30 32 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 84 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........GRADUAL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH TO WEST TONIGHT. 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 (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 56 51 47 44 40 RH..............30 46 56 64 72 80 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 6 SW 6 SW 5 W 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 700 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 35 SW 31 SW 23 W 16 W 15 W 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 5 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 34 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........GRADUAL SHIFT FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST IN THE MORNING. 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.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 46 57 61 RH..............84 62 40 34 20 FT WIND......W 3G5 NW 5G10 NW 5G10 NW 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 900 1800 2700 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16 NW 13 NW 9 N 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...ALBERT REQUESTED BY...SANDY MENDENHALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110311.BROWN.01/SGF