FNUS73 KSGF 131449 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 4...MO DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 949 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.....74 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 76 78 RH..............30 27 24 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 4900 5600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 15 S 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 51. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 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............76 70 63 59 56 54 RH..............26 34 49 56 61 66 20 FT WIND......S 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 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 78. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. 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............52 55 66 73 77 77 RH..............73 68 51 44 43 45 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 SE 10 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 25 30 30 30 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 49. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 75 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........FROM SOUTH TO WEST WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE IN 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. 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 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............75 72 66 65 61 56 51 49 53 55 55 56 RH..............51 60 75 77 86 93 99 93 68 60 56 51 20 FT WIND......SE 14 SE 14 SE 11 SE 7 SE 6 SW 7 SW 8 SW 10 SW 12 SW 14 SW 14 W 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 20 20 20 20 25 25 30 30 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 80 80 80 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...LINDENBERG REQUESTED BY...TIM SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110413.UNIT4.01/SGF