FNUS73 KSGF 171453 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR POMME 4...MO DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 853 AM CST THU NOV 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT EAST WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING ESTABLISHED OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE PLAINS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 50 48 RH..............32 24 30 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 4200 4100 TRANSPORT WIND..W 8 SW 12 SW 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 33. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 58 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 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.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 35 35 34 RH..............44 56 57 58 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5G10 S 6G15 S 7G15 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 200 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20 S 26 S 32 S 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. TIME (CST) 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............35 40 49 56 59 59 RH..............57 47 36 28 26 28 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 11 S 13 S 13 S 13 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 30 30 25 $$ FORECASTER...ALBERT REQUESTED BY...LAURA HENDRICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111117.POMME.01/SGF