FNUS73 KSGF 301546 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PITTSBURG AREA 4...MO DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 946 AM CST WED NOV 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE OZARKS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST THROUGH TODAY. INITIAL...LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...WILL SLOWLY INCREASE IN SPEED TO 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST. SURFACE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY WILL FALL INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE AS COOL AND DRY AIR RESULTING FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION. WINDS MAY BE 5 MPH HIGHER OFF THE LAKE..ESPECIALLY IF WINDS BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY DUE TO THE FETCH OF THE EASTERN ARM OF POMME DE TERRE. SHORT TERM MODELS ARE TRENDING FASTER WITH THE WIND SHIFT FOR FRIDAY. CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE THAT THIS WOULD OCCUR WITH A SLOWER SHIFT POSSIBLE MORE TOWARDS FRIDAY EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 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 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 49 49 RH..............31 25 28 20 FT WIND......SW 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 2100 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 SW 12 S 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 29. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 62 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM TEMP............41 38 36 34 34 33 RH..............42 48 51 54 56 59 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 300 300 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 16 S 16 S 16 S 16 S 16 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 56. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 34 43 51 54 53 RH..............63 62 50 42 41 45 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 SW 6 W 5 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 200 600 1100 1600 1200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 14 S 14 S 13 SW 12 SW 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 31. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 41 39 37 36 35 34 33 37 40 42 42 RH..............62 70 72 74 74 76 77 78 67 60 59 63 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 N 3 N 4 N 5 N 5 N 5 NE 4 NE 4 NE 3 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....200 100 300 500 600 700 900 1200 1300 1200 1300 1000 TRANSPORT WIND..W 9 W 10 NW 12 N 13 N 14 N 14 N 14 NE 12 E 8 SE 6 SE 7 S 10 $$ FORECASTER...HATCH REQUESTED BY...LAURA HENDRICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111130.PITTS.01/SGF