FNUS73 KSGF 011458 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PITTSBURG SAVANNA...MO DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 858 AM CST THU DEC 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON DECEMBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT LOCATED ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSOURI AS OF 9 AM CST WILL STEADILY MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST TODAY. THE AREA OF CONCERN WILL OBSERVED SOUTHERLY WINDS MUCH OF TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER 3 PM...WITH THE ACTUAL PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT EXPECTED AT APPROXIMATELY 5 PM. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LIGHT DURING THE TIME OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...WITH THE DIRECTION SHIFTING TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. OTHERWISE...EXPECT A MILD DAY WITH A SCATTERED...THIN HIGH CLOUD DECK. NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........500 PM CST. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 54 56 50 RH..............48 42 42 53 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 SW 3 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1200 1900 900 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 10 W 8 NW 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 81 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RH..............64 74 78 79 79 80 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 N 3 N 4 N 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 200 200 300 500 600 TRANSPORT WIND..N 6 N 8 N 12 N 14 N 14 NE 13 $$ FORECASTER...GAGAN REQUESTED BY...LAURA HENDRICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111201.PITTS.01/SGF