FNUS73 KSGF 232126 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR CANTREL...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 326 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON FEBRUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... .DISCUSSION... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS FAIRLY TIGHT WITH THE COOLER AIR MASS MOVING IN. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY. HUMIDITIES WILL DROP DOWN INTO THE UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S DURING THE AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 AT IGNITION...MAX 45. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 6000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 39 TO 47 MPH DECREASING TO 31 TO 36 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............34 35 38 42 44 43 RH..............71 69 60 48 41 40 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 12 NW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 25 25 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 2000 3600 6000 7500 5900 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 47 NW 41 NW 36 NW 31 NW 32 NW 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 25. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 56 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........SWITCH TO SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH AND DIMINISH. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 37 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 (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 38 34 30 28 26 25 31 38 44 48 46 RH..............46 50 57 67 73 80 81 61 45 36 31 35 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 6 NW 4 W 3 W 3 W 3 NW 3 NW 4 NW 4 NW 3 SW 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 900 500 500 400 300 500 1100 2100 3200 3800 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 37 NW 35 NW 32 NW 29 NW 28 NW 26 NW 25 NW 21 NW 16 NW 12 W 9 SW 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LINDENBERG REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE NAZARENKO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120224.CANTR.01/SGF