FNUS73 KSGF 271348 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SENTINEL...MISSOURI DEPT. OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 748 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT HAS EXITED THE AREA TO THE SOUTHEAST. LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO EAST NORTHEAST THIS MORNING. AN INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE AVERAGE FOR LATE FEBRUARY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 35 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANCES INCREASE ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 AT IGNITION...MAX 54. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 17 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 14 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 51 53 50 RH..............43 36 34 39 20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 6 E 6 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1700 2100 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 15 NE 14 E 14 E 16 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 37. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 75 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 42 40 38 37 37 RH..............44 52 57 65 69 73 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 6 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 1200 600 400 400 500 TRANSPORT WIND..E 17 E 20 SE 23 SE 24 SE 23 SE 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 60. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 61 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....70 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............39 44 50 56 59 59 RH..............72 66 62 61 63 67 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 8 SE 9 S 10 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)....400 300 800 1600 1200 800 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 21 SE 21 SE 21 S 22 S 22 S 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 70 70 70 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 56 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 55 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 (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 60 60 60 60 53 45 49 54 58 59 56 RH..............73 72 72 70 62 68 79 63 46 36 33 35 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 SW 10 SW 9 SW 7 W 10 W 11 W 13 W 14 W 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 20 15 20 25 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....800 800 700 800 1600 1500 600 500 1600 3500 5200 5000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 25 S 35 SW 46 SW 54 SW 54 W 49 W 45 W 41 W 39 W 37 W 37 W 38 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 50 50 50 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...GAGAN REQUESTED BY...ROD TUCKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120227.SENTI.01/SGF