FNUS73 KSGF 072117 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH POST WILDFIRE APRIL 2011...MISSORUI ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 417 PM CDT THU APR 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1607 CDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDS WILL GIVE WAY TO MORE SUNSHINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WHILE TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY LEVELS REMAIN FAIRLY STEADY THROUGH SUNSET. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY BECOME MORE GUSTY AS SUNSHINE RETURNS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A STEADY SOUTH WIND WILL PERSIST TONIGHT BUT HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE. A LIGHT SHOWER OR SPRINKLES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING BUT A SOAKING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED. WINDS MAY INCREASE IN THE VICINITY OF ANY SHOWERS. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL RESUME FRIDAY WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 AT REQUEST...MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 68 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT REQUEST...MAX 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT REQUEST...MAXIMUM 3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TEMP............67 RH..............74 20 FT WIND......SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 HAINES INDEX....2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 61. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 84 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 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 (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP............69 69 66 64 63 63 RH..............64 66 74 77 79 82 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 8 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 2500 800 500 600 600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 29 S 31 S 32 S 32 SW 32 SW 31 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 83. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 51 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 18 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 65 71 76 79 82 RH..............87 83 69 60 55 51 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 SW 8 S 10 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 800 1400 1800 1900 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 30 SW 26 SW 23 SW 20 SW 18 S 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 64. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 64 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 43 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 76 72 70 69 67 66 69 75 80 83 86 RH..............54 61 69 74 77 79 80 77 66 57 51 46 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 8 S 7 S 8 S 11 S 12 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 10 15 10 15 25 25 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 2000 1200 800 600 600 600 700 900 1800 2800 3300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 24 S 30 S 36 SW 41 SW 41 SW 38 SW 32 SW 29 SW 26 SW 26 S 29 S 33 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...SHANE KAMPETER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110407.SOUTH.02/SGF