FNUS73 KSGF 241751 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT SCOTT NHS ABC...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1251 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GENERALLY EAST WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND THE 20 FOOT LEVEL FROM 5 TO 10 MPH WILL BE PEDOMINANT AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE 40S THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD INCREASE INTO THIS EVENING AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROCHES THE AREA AND BRINGS RAIN FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MONRNING. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 77 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 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 (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............48 45 42 41 40 40 RH..............47 54 62 65 70 74 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 1900 600 400 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 E 12 E 12 E 12 E 13 SE 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 30 30 30 60 60 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 50. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 74 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 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.......2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............39 39 43 46 48 50 RH..............80 84 80 79 78 74 20 FT WIND......E 6 SE 7 SE 9 SE 7 SE 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 1200 1400 1700 2100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 18 SE 17 S 15 S 12 S 9 SE 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 40 40 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 3 2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...HATCH REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110324.FORTS.01/SGF