FNUS73 KSGF 081042 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTHPOST WILDFIRE APRIL 2011...MISSOURI ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 542 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0531 CDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY AND LIGHT THOUGH OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 25MPH. INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE THROUGH THE DAY WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM FALLING BELOW 50 PERCENT. LOW BROKEN CLOUD COVER WILL LIMIT EARLY MORNING SUNSHINE WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER THIS AFTERNOON ANS SLIGHT CHANCES FOR SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 AT REQUEST...MAX 82. MIN HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 56 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT REQUEST...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT REQUEST...MAXIMUM 2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............62 64 69 75 79 81 RH..............93 84 79 67 59 56 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 S 8 S 7 S 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 700 1600 2200 2400 2400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 28 SW 24 SW 20 SW 16 S 16 S 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 5 6 6 6 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 65. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 84 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. 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 PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 76 72 71 69 68 RH..............59 67 76 80 83 84 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 8 S 8 S 7 S 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 2100 400 200 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 24 S 28 S 28 S 28 S 29 S 31 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...HATCH REQUESTED BY...SHANE KAMPETER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110408.SOUTH.01/SGF