FNUS73 KSGF 050000 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PILOT KNOB GLADE...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 600 PM CST WED JAN 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY FOR THE BURN AREA. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY...WITH AFTERNOON WINDS SPEEDS BETWEEN 6 AND 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE LOW DURING THE DAY... LIKELY DROPPING TO JUST UNDER 30 PERCENT DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE IN THE 70 TO 75 PERCENT RANGE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 32. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 72 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........GRADUAL SHIFT FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST. 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 (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 35 35 34 RH..............52 69 70 71 20 FT WIND......NW 4G5 NW 2G5 W 2G5 SW 2G5 MIX HGT (FT)....400 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16 NW 14 W 12 W 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 39 47 58 61 58 RH..............68 63 47 34 30 33 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 3 SW 5 SW 7 SW 8 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 11 13 11 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 500 1000 1500 1200 TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 14 W 16 W 18 SW 16 SW 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SCHAUMANN REQUESTED BY...GREG CASSELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120105.PILOT.01/SGF