FNUS73 KSGF 181457
FWSSGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANNY S FUEL REDUCTION...MDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
957 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CLOUDY SKIES AND COOL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR THE REMAINDER OF
TODAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEARLY STEADY IN THE LOWER 50S FOR MUCH OF
THE DAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 50 PERCENT THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. WITH LITTLE WARMING EXPECTED TODAY...MIXING
HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW 1500 FEET. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT
OF THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 24 TO 28 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............50  50  50  50  50  49
RH..............61  62  63  66  68  67
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.25  25  26  26  28  28
CHC OF PCPN (%).20  20  20  20  20  20
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2

$$
FORECASTER...SCHAUMANN
REQUESTED BY...JOE SCHWARTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110318.GRANN.01/SGF