FNUS73 KSGF 312355 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR 17 PINE UNIT B...USDA - FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 655 PM CDT MON OCT 31 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON NOVEMBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION RESULTING IN BREEZY AND GUSTY WINDS ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 20 FOOT WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE MID MORNING ON. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL WARM TO AROUND THE 70 DEGREE MARK WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT WITH LOCALIZED AREAS DROPPING TO AROUND 25 PERCENT POSSIBLE DURING PEAK HEATING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE LIMITED RECOVER IN HUMIDITIES TUESDAY NIGHT AS MAXIMUM VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO ONLY CLIMB TO AROUND THE 60 TO 65 PERCENT RANGE. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 30 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............43 46 56 64 69 69 RH..............68 62 47 36 31 31 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6 S 8 S 9 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 300 1300 2500 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 26 SW 26 S 25 S 25 S 26 S 29 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...WISE REQUESTED BY...GREG PAINTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111101.17PIN.01/SGF