FNUS73 KSGF 220001 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR CARMEN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 601 PM CST TUE FEB 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...REACHING SUSTAINED VALUES OF 10 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR BY LATE MORNING. MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 10 MILES PER HOUR SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. 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.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 41 TO 46 MPH. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 65 66 62 RH..............44 32 29 32 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 10 W 10 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 3700 5500 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 26 W 31 W 38 W 44 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 69 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 51 50 49 48 47 RH..............44 53 59 61 64 67 20 FT WIND......W 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...KARDELL REQUESTED BY...JESS REGISTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120222.CARME.01/SGF