FNUS73 KSGF 270047 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR CANTREL HOLLOW...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 647 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... FOR THE CANTRELL HOLLOW BURN...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE REGION WHICH WILL PRODUCE INITIALLY NORTH WINDS AT IGNITION. WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE EAST BY MID AFTERNOON BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH. WINDS MAY BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER EARLY AS NORTHERLY WINDS FUNNEL THROUGH NORTH/SOUTH SADDLE. OTHERWISE...NO ADDITIONAL WEATHER RELATED IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44 AT IGNITION...MAX 54. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........WINDS SHIFTING FROM NORTH TO EAST MIDDAY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 39 44 49 52 53 RH..............70 64 49 39 34 34 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 6 N 6 NE 6 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 900 1200 1400 2100 2500 TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 N 12 NE 12 NE 13 NE 13 E 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 56 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....80 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.......2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 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 MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............50 47 45 44 43 42 41 44 49 54 57 57 RH..............38 45 49 54 58 62 67 68 66 64 62 70 20 FT WIND......NE 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 8 SE 9 S 9 S 10 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 15 15 20 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 1100 500 500 400 400 400 400 600 1000 1500 1400 TRANSPORT WIND..E 14 E 16 SE 20 SE 22 SE 23 SE 24 SE 25 SE 26 SE 28 S 29 S 31 S 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 70 70 70 80 80 80 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...HATCH REQUESTED BY...REGGIE BRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120226.CANTR.01/SGF