FNUS73 KEAX 251849 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST EUREKA AND ZIG ZAG...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1249 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1230 CST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE LOWER MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY REGION ON TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE LIMITED INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 40S THANKS IN PART TO A LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS WINDS TURN TO THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST. THIS WILL ALLOW THE WIND TO INCREASE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. SUNDAY WILL FEATURE MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AS READINGS CLIMB INTO THE LOW 60S. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DECREASE SUBSTANTIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS DRY AIR IS MIXED DOWNWARD. WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING INTO THE 20S... A HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER RISK IS EXPECTED SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 45 45 RH..............44 37 37 20 FT WIND......E 2 SE 7 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST. EYE LEVEL WIND..E 2 SE 7 S 10 EYE LEVEL WIND.. HAINES INDEX....3 3 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 2 4 11 4 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 41 40 38 40 41 RH..............44 49 54 59 63 64 20 FT WIND......SE 12 S 10 S 12 S 15 S 18 S 20 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 12 S 10 S 12 S 15 S 18 S 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 20 30 30 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 5 5 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 TO 30 MPH BECOMING WEST 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........7 12 13 13 6 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 45 50 56 60 60 RH..............66 60 50 40 30 28 20 FT WIND......SW 17 SW 17 SW 16 SW 14 W 12 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 20 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 17 SW 17 SW 16 SW 14 W 12 W 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 25 25 20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...CUTTER REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120225.WESTE.02/EAX