FNUS73 KEAX 061504 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR BETHLEHEM RX...MDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 904 AM CST FRI JAN 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CST ON JANUARY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ANOTHER SUNNY AND UNSEASONABLY MILD DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE BURN AREA. A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERING FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI THIS MORNING WILL REACH THE BURN AREA LATE TODAY...LIKELY TOWARD SUNSET...ACCOMPANIED BY A WIND SHIFT INTO THE NORTHWEST. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WINDS WILL LIKELY BE A BIT STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY... WITH SPEEDS AVERAGING BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH A SUBTLE SHIFT IN DIRECTION FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST (210 DEGREES) TO THE SOUTHWEST (250 DEGREES) THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY BOTTOM OUT IN THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON (MIN VALUE AROUND 2-3PM) OWING TO THE MILD TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........0 0 2 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 59 61 56 RH..............47 38 35 44 20 FT WIND......SW 14 SW 15 SW 13 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........17 34 39 44 36 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 46 43 41 39 37 RH..............52 64 71 76 77 77 20 FT WIND......NW 7 N 7 N 7 N 7 N 8 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........20 19 18 18 20 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 35 41 48 51 51 RH..............76 76 60 47 41 40 20 FT WIND......N 7 N 6 NE 6 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...BOOKBINDER REQUESTED BY...JOSH SHROYER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120106.BETHL.01/EAX