FNUS73 KEAX 261336 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST EUREKA AND ZIG ZAG...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 736 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0716 CST ON FEBRUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BREEZY SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING... GRADUALLY BECOMING MORE SOUTHWEST BY MID/LATE MORNING...THEN WESTERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST AND MOST GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THIS MORNING...WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER SPEEDS THIS AFTERNOON AND LESS GUSTY IN NATURE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL GRADUALLY FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND WIND SPEEDS TONIGHT WILL BE BETTER THAN THIS PAST OVERNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING...THEN SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN WEST 10 15 MPH LATE 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.......800-1500 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND AROUND 32 MPH THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST 16 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS... BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 4 5 5 6 7 8 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 49 51 53 56 58 60 61 61 60 58 RH..............38 36 33 30 27 24 23 22 22 24 28 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..18 17 17 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 9 20 FT WIND GUST.29 28 28 30 28 25 25 25 20 15 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W EYE LVL WND SPD.16 16 17 18 17 16 15 13 12 11 9 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 27 30 27 25 23 20 20 12 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........11 12 12 12 14 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 46 42 38 34 32 RH..............38 47 51 58 66 71 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 6 NW 7 N 7 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6 W 6 W 6 NW 7 N 7 N 8 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 5 5 5 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........18 33 43 51 54 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 34 41 48 52 53 RH..............66 67 53 43 39 41 20 FT WIND......NE 9 NE 9 NE 9 E 9 E 10 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 9 NE 9 NE 9 E 9 E 10 E 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...OMALLEY REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120226.WESTE.01/EAX