FNUS73 KEAX 041259 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 3...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 759 AM CDT FRI NOV 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON NOVEMBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE WINDS TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY ARE LESS FAVORABLE THAN THOSE OF FRIDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 3 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 13 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........18 18 14 14 14 14 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 52 56 58 59 58 56 RH..............51 48 44 42 42 45 52 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 13 13 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........14 15 17 20 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 49 48 46 45 44 43 43 42 42 41 40 RH..............63 70 74 74 77 79 82 84 86 89 91 93 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 13 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 36 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........30 31 33 35 37 39 40 40 40 40 41 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 40 42 47 53 57 61 64 65 66 65 63 RH..............92 91 85 72 63 57 52 47 45 43 44 49 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 16 18 21 22 23 23 23 22 21 21 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 25 30 30 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...DUX REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111104.UNIT3.01/EAX