FNUS73 KSGF 061448 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY TOP MGMT UNIT...MO. DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 848 AM CST MON FEB 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY WEATHER AND LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL ACROSS THE REGION. ANOTHER WEAK STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...BRINGING WITH IT OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR LIGHT PRECIPITATION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41 AT IGNITION...MAX 52. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 50 51 49 RH..............53 40 37 40 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 6 W 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 2500 2600 1700 TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 12 W 13 W 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 30. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 82 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT SOUTHERLY. WIND SHIFT..........9 PM. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 41 37 35 33 31 RH..............44 54 62 67 74 80 20 FT WIND......W 3 SW 3 SW 2 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 500 300 300 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 14 W 13 W 13 W 13 W 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 47. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 57 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 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.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............31 34 40 44 46 45 RH..............82 75 66 59 57 58 20 FT WIND......SW 3 W 3 W 5 N 5 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....200 400 800 1600 4400 4900 TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 W 12 W 9 W 9 NW 12 NW 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 27. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 16 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 (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RNSN RNSN RNSN SNOW SNOW NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 38 35 33 31 28 27 27 30 35 37 37 RH..............63 73 81 85 88 90 89 85 72 58 54 50 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 6 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 NW 5 NW 4 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 2500 2100 1800 1700 1800 1900 2300 2800 3500 4100 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..N 16 N 16 N 16 N 15 N 15 N 14 N 14 N 13 N 12 NW 12 NW 12 N 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...CINDY HALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120206.ROCKY.01/SGF