FNUS73 KSGF 280432 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SHELL KNOB FOREST FIRE...SHELL KNOB FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1132 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2313 CDT ON AUGUST 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK RIDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER REGIME. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT WINDS WITH EAST TO SOUTHEAST DIRECTION EXPECTED DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. THIS AIRMASS WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY...WITH SOME MOISTENING POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT. WITH LOW LEVELS REMAINING UNSTABLE...THE HAINES INDEX WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH SUNDAY. NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....73 AT REQUEST...MIN 65. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 82 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 2 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT REQUEST...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL AT REQUEST...MAXIMUM N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CDT) 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 71 69 68 RH..............73 76 79 82 20 FT WIND......NW 2 N 2 N 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....100 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 10 NE 9 NE 8 E 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 93. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 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............67 70 80 86 90 92 RH..............84 73 53 42 37 35 20 FT WIND......NE 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 500 900 2200 3500 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 E 5 E 3 E 2 E 2 SE 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 5 $$ FORECASTER...GAGAN REQUESTED BY...SUSAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110827.SHELL.01/SGF