FNUS73 KSGF 021255 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PRUESCH SMITH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 755 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 CDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER ARKANSAS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST AS LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE PLAINS. WIND WILL INCREASE SUNDAY WITH AN APPROACHING FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 AT IGNITION...MAX 71. MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BACK FROM THE WEST TO THE SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 48 53 57 61 64 66 68 70 69 RH..............77 65 55 47 39 35 32 29 28 28 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.6 1.1 2.0 3.1 4.1 4.7 5.0 4.9 4.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W SW TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 55. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 71 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. 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.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 65 62 60 59 58 RH..............30 37 45 53 61 68 20 FT WIND......S 6 SE 6 SE 6 S 7 S 9 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 10 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 1700 700 500 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 16 S 18 S 20 S 23 S 25 S 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 4 4 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 81. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 41 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 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.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 33 TO 40 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 43 TO 51 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 60 67 73 77 80 RH..............74 73 60 52 46 41 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 13 S 15 SW 18 S 18 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 35 40 40 MIX HGT (FT)....500 700 1300 1900 2500 2800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 33 S 38 S 43 SW 46 SW 48 SW 51 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...ALBERT REQUESTED BY...REGGIE BRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110402.PRUES.01/SGF