FNUS73 KSGF 122302 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR 3 SISTERS RX...USDA_FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 602 PM CDT TUE APR 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1745 CDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER REGIME THROUGH TOMORROW. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP OVER THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND CERTAINLY BY THE DAYLIGHT HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LOW TONIGHT...GRADUALLY INCREASING DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....70 AT IGNITION...MIN 46. MAX HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 76 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........DIRECTION WILL BE CHAOTIC DUE TO LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...DECREASING TO 900 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND TO 100 FT OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SE FROM 3 TO 8 MPH. 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............70 64 57 54 52 50 RH..............29 37 53 62 70 75 20 FT WIND......S 3 SE 3 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 2600 900 300 100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 2 SE 2 S 5 S 7 S 8 S 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND 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.......1100 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 52 61 67 72 75 RH..............77 69 52 43 38 33 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 3 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....100 400 1100 3400 5100 5700 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 SE 7 S 9 S 10 S 13 S 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...GAGAN REQUESTED BY...REGGIE BRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110412.3SIST.02/SGF