FNUS73 KSGF 251335 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WILSON S CREEK...OZARK NSR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 835 AM CDT THU AUG 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON AUGUST 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DROP SOUTH OVER THE AREA TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN GENERALLY LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS DURING THE DAY TODAY. LOW DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...WITH MINIMUMS NEAR 30 PERCENT EXPECTED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL GENERALLY REMAIN IN CONTROL ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE NORTH TO NORTHEAST MOST OF THE TIME...WITH A GENERALLY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 AT IGNITION...MAX 88. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........WINDS MAY SHIFT SLIGHTLY BETWEEN NORTH AND NORTHEAST TODAY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............82 85 87 86 RH..............42 34 32 35 20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2400 3100 3200 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 12 N 10 NE 12 NE 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 60. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 76 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........WINDS VEERING EAST WITH TIME...BUT REMAINING VERY LIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE 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 MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............84 76 70 68 66 64 RH..............38 51 63 70 73 75 20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 5 E 4 E 4 E 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 2700 1900 800 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 15 NE 14 NE 12 E 9 E 7 E 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 89. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 36 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........NONE EXPECTED. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 6 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............63 66 76 82 86 89 RH..............78 74 57 46 39 36 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 E 5 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....200 800 1900 2300 2700 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 E 6 E 5 E 3 E 3 E 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 65. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 58 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........WINDS MAY TURN TO THE NORTHEAST BY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 13 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 MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............86 79 74 71 70 68 67 71 79 85 89 91 RH..............43 56 68 72 75 79 79 72 56 46 40 37 20 FT WIND......NE 4 NE 4 E 4 SE 3 S 3 S 2 S 1 SW 2 NW 3 N 5 N 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 1900 300 200 400 400 300 400 1000 2500 3800 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 NE 7 NE 7 N 7 N 6 N 7 N 8 N 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...BOXELL REQUESTED BY...DWIGHT NEWMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110825.WILSO.01/SGF