FNUS73 KEAX 271424 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR TEST...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 924 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 CDT ON JULY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... .DISCUSSION... VERY HOT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. DECREASING MOISTURE WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF I-70. THIS COMBINED WITH INCREASING SOUTH WINDS AND DECREASING FUEL MOISTURES WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THESE AREAS TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP INTO THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH DECREASING TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING RAIN CHANCES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........22 21 21 19 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 93 97 100 99 RH..............57 49 42 37 38 20 FT WIND......S 13 S 15 S 16 S 15 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 20 20 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........17 20 24 27 26 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............97 89 84 82 80 78 RH..............40 52 59 65 69 73 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 13 S 12 S 10 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.20 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-7900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........23 23 22 22 24 25 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............77 83 91 96 99 100 RH..............76 62 49 42 39 39 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 9 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 6 5 $$ FORECASTER...BOWMAN REQUESTED BY...RYAN CUTTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110727.TEST_.02/EAX