FNUS73 KEAX 241259 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADQUARTERS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 759 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SKIES WILL BE JUST STARTING TO CLEAR AT IGNITION TIME WITH NORTH- NORTHEAST WINDS A LITTLE MORE THAN 10 MPH GRADUALLY BECOMING NORTHEAST...THEN EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY DECREASING. TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE A BIT CHILLY AT IGNITION BUT WILL WARM INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 40S BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH-NORTHEAST WIND 12 MPH...BECOMING EAST 7 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AT IGNITION BECOMING 4200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........74 46 37 33 23 18 26 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 39 42 44 46 47 47 46 RH..............57 52 50 49 46 45 47 51 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..12 9 8 7 7 7 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.60 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........49 72 84 98 100 100 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............45 42 41 40 40 39 RH..............54 60 65 69 72 78 20 FT WIND......E 8 E 7 E 7 E 8 E 9 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.30 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 23 TO 29 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............38 40 43 46 49 49 RH..............83 83 81 80 74 73 20 FT WIND......E 10 SE 12 SE 12 SE 10 SE 8 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...OMALLEY REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110324.HEADQ.01/EAX