FNUS73 KSGF 270948 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR CANTREL HOLLOW...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 348 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1835 CST ON FEBRUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...MORNING FORECAST UPDATE... A COLD FRONT WILL SETTLE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING... RESULTING IN NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT THE BURN SITE AT TIME OF IGNITION. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE EASTERLY AS THE DAY GOES ON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 55. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........GRADUALLY TURNING FROM NORTHEAST TO EAST DURING THE DAY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 44 47 49 54 54 RH..............57 50 42 37 30 30 20 FT WIND......N 4 N 5 N 6 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1000 1300 1500 2300 2700 TRANSPORT WIND..N 22 N 18 NE 15 NE 13 NE 12 NE 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 36. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 68 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NO SIGNIFICANT SHIFTS EXPECTED. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 48 45 37 37 36 RH..............35 37 44 62 65 67 20 FT WIND......NE 4 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 1300 500 500 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..E 14 E 16 E 20 SE 22 SE 23 SE 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 3 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...BOXELL REQUESTED BY...REGGIE BRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120226.CANTR.01/SGF