FNUS73 KSGF 281524 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PINERY...USDA - FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1024 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0950 CDT ON AUGUST 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY DROP INTO THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE MIDDLE 90S. THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT OFF TO THE EAST...WHICH WILL ALLOW WINDS TO START TO SLIGHTLY INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST. A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY AND COULD BE GUSTY AT TIMES DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL HELP TO PULL INCREASED THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INTO THE AREA...AS AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ON MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 35 TO 45 PERCENT RANGE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 AT REQUEST...MAX 94. MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 4 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.......900 FT AGL AT REQUEST...MAXIMUM 2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 82 90 92 92 RH..............69 50 36 31 31 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1300 2100 3200 3900 TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 E 5 E 2 SE 1 S 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 67. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 73 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 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 PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............90 82 77 74 73 70 RH..............33 43 55 61 66 72 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 2600 400 200 400 500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 1 S 3 S 7 S 10 S 13 S 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 89. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............69 70 78 83 87 88 RH..............74 71 58 49 45 43 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 600 800 1300 2100 2700 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 14 S 13 S 10 S 10 S 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...WISE REQUESTED BY...JESS REGISTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110828.PINER.01/SGF