FNUS73 KSGF 171459 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR REGAL...MO DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 859 AM CST THU NOV 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING ESTABLISHED OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SOME MODERATE WIND GUST ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE PLAINS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 49 51 45 RH..............44 30 26 38 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 6 S 8 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 3300 4000 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 SW 10 SW 15 S 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 57 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. 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............41 36 37 36 RH..............45 56 54 55 20 FT WIND......S 6G10 S 8G15 S 9G20 S 10G20 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 300 500 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 23 S 30 S 35 S 37 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 38 TO 41 MPH. 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............37 42 49 56 59 59 RH..............53 46 37 30 29 30 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 14 S 16 S 17 S 17 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 35 35 35 30 MIX HGT (FT)....400 300 900 1800 2000 1400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 38 S 39 S 39 S 40 S 41 S 41 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...ALBERT REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MILLER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111117.SANDS.01/SGF