FNUS73 KSGF 131517 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER WIRE ROAD...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1017 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SUNNY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT. LIGHT SOUTHEAST MORNING WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AT 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 AT IGNITION...MAX 77. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 77 76 RH..............32 29 29 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4300 5400 5700 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 S 13 S 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 50. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 77 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR 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 (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 68 62 58 55 53 RH..............31 39 51 59 66 72 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5600 3600 500 100 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 14 S 15 S 16 S 18 S 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 77. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 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.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 23 TO 32 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 41 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............51 55 66 74 77 76 RH..............80 71 52 44 42 45 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 8 SE 12 SE 14 SE 14 SE 15 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 25 30 30 35 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 700 3000 4700 5200 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 23 SE 25 SE 28 SE 31 SE 35 SE 40 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 75 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........WIND SHIFT TO WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....80 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.......6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 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 CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............74 71 67 65 61 56 51 49 53 55 55 54 RH..............52 60 69 75 83 90 95 91 71 64 60 58 20 FT WIND......SE 14 SE 14 SE 13 SE 9 S 6 S 6 S 9 S 10 SW 13 SW 14 SW 14 SW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 25 20 20 20 25 25 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....5100 3300 600 200 500 600 500 800 1900 3600 5300 6500 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 43 SE 39 S 30 S 21 S 18 S 23 SW 29 SW 31 SW 31 SW 30 SW 31 W 32 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 80 80 80 50 50 50 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 4 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...LINDENBERG REQUESTED BY...GREG CASSELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110413.LOWER.01/SGF