FNUS73 KSGF 211253 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE RANCH...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 753 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY. SURFACE MOISTURE LEVELS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY AND SHOULD LIMIT THE FIRE WEATHER RISK. CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING SHOULD GIVE WAY TO MORE SUNSHINE BY THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATER TUESDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 72 77 80 RH..............63 54 46 40 20 FT WIND......SW 5 S 6 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....900 2000 3300 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 16 SW 16 SW 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 56. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 82 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 70 67 63 60 60 RH..............42 53 58 68 75 76 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 5 S 4 S 4 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 2500 600 300 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 22 SW 24 SW 26 SW 29 SW 28 S 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 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.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 39 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............58 58 64 69 72 75 RH..............84 84 68 58 50 45 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 5 S 8 S 10 S 10 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....400 800 1500 1800 1800 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 22 S 21 S 24 SW 28 SW 32 SW 37 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...MDC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110321.WHITE.01/SGF