FNUS73 KSGF 032101 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT BALD FIRE...USDA - FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 401 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1528 CDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY FOR THE REMINDER OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THEN THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE SOME THIS EVENING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA AFTER 3 AM. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT AND REMAIN BREEZY WITH GUSTS OVER 20 MPH POSSIBLE. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE THROUGH SUNSET THEN SHOULD BEGIN TO RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS EVENING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....87 AT REQUEST...MAX 89. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 25 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 21 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 21 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT REQUEST...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL AT REQUEST...MAXIMUM 3400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 41 TO 43 MPH. TIME (CDT) 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE TEMP............89 RH..............29 20 FT WIND......S 17 20 FT WIND GUST.35 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 41 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 HAINES INDEX....3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 51. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST BETWEEN 3 AND 6AM. CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY 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 (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............85 75 67 63 60 57 RH..............33 59 91 87 91 100 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 13 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 2400 300 BLW100 100 200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 44 S 46 S 46 S 45 SW 41 W 33 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 20 20 20 70 70 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 59. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 32 MPH INCREASING TO 33 TO 37 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RAIN RAIN TEMP............55 52 54 56 58 58 RH..............100 98 70 57 51 46 20 FT WIND......W 10 NW 10 NW 11 NW 13 NW 13 NW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....900 1900 2800 2600 2500 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 28 NW 26 NW 30 NW 36 NW 37 NW 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 60 60 60 20 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...WISE REQUESTED BY...DARLA REIN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110403.FORTB.01/SGF