FNUS73 KSGF 231619 AAA FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWNFIELD CEMETERY...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1119 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... 20 FOOT WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE INTO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE OUT OF THE WEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY VEER TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY BY EARLY AFTERNOON DUE TO HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS...WITH 20 FOOT WIND GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH EXPECTED. MEANWHILE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL QUICKLY DROP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE LOWER 70S. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR FROM EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON...BUT THEN SLOWLY RISE STARTING AROUND 4 PM AS A COOLER AIRMASS BEGINS TO WORK INTO THE REGION. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE APPROACHED THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF BRISK AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. WINDS WILL THEN BECOME LIGHT QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND VEER AROUND FROM NORTHWEST TO THE NORTHEAST BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MODERATE RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TONIGHT WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING INTO THE 35 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 26 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH AT IGNITION INCREASING TO 11 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY VEER FROM WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 TO 32 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 37 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............71 72 73 72 70 67 RH..............38 32 27 27 29 31 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 11 13 14 14 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.4 5.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.32 26 36 36 30 37 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 34. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 68 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 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 MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 58 52 44 40 38 RH..............30 37 46 57 64 65 20 FT WIND......NW 12 NW 10 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5800 5300 3400 3100 3500 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 36 NW 36 NW 32 NW 31 NW 29 NW 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 2 2 2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 48. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 37 40 44 46 48 RH..............65 59 52 45 42 40 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 5 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 3100 3000 3000 3000 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..N 22 N 18 N 15 N 12 N 9 NE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SCHAUMANN REQUESTED BY...REGGIE BRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110323.BROWN.01/SGF