FNUS73 KSGF 271538 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WIRE ROAD BLOCK B...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 938 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHEAST WINDS OF GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE REGION. HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHEAST TODAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL DROP DOWN TO AROUND 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGHS WARM INTO THE UPPER 50S. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS THE HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES OFF TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. RAIN CHANCES ARE THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 53 57 56 RH..............51 42 36 37 20 FT WIND......NE 8 NE 7 E 7 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1600 2300 2300 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 15 E 17 E 18 E 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 73 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW 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 (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 45 43 42 42 41 RH..............45 56 63 65 68 71 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 7 E 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 700 300 400 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..E 20 E 21 SE 22 SE 23 SE 22 SE 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 2 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 70 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....60 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............42 44 49 55 58 60 RH..............74 74 71 70 70 71 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 8 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)....400 600 800 800 1200 1300 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 21 SE 22 SE 24 S 25 S 23 S 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 70 70 70 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 55 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....80 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.......4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 TO 49 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 MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR 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............60 62 63 63 62 55 46 49 55 59 60 58 RH..............71 69 70 69 62 67 80 63 45 33 30 33 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 10 S 10 S 11 SW 10 SW 10 SW 9 W 10 W 11 W 12 W 13 W 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 25 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....900 700 500 600 2600 2600 600 300 1300 3100 4300 4600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 23 S 31 SW 43 SW 49 SW 48 W 45 W 39 W 36 W 33 W 32 W 32 W 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 50 50 50 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SCHAUMANN REQUESTED BY...GREG CASSELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120227.WIRER.01/SGF