FNUS73 KSGF 121553 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR 3 SISTERS BIG CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1053 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH A WARMING TREND. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT WINDS. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SIMILAR OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THOSE OF TUESDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 AT IGNITION...MAX 71. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION... BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEST BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 70 70 RH..............30 27 26 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 3600 3700 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 8 W 6 SW 5 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 71 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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 MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 64 58 55 53 51 RH..............26 34 52 57 60 66 20 FT WIND......S 3 SE 4 SE 3 SE 2 SE 3 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3700 2500 500 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 5 S 6 S 8 S 12 S 13 S 13 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 31 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 53 63 72 74 74 RH..............75 65 45 35 32 31 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 3 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....100 300 1100 3300 4900 5300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 12 S 10 S 12 S 13 S 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 59 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE 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.......4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 31 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 (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............72 67 61 58 56 54 52 56 64 72 74 73 RH..............34 43 58 64 71 77 85 74 59 49 50 52 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 SE 3 SE 3 SE 4 SE 5 SE 6 SE 10 S 11 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....4700 2700 400 100 200 200 200 300 900 3100 4400 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 18 S 20 S 21 S 21 S 22 S 22 S 22 S 22 S 23 S 25 S 29 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WISE REQUESTED BY...JESS REGISTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110412.3SIST.01/SGF