FNUS73 KEAX 021433 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 29...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 833 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON MARCH 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOULD BE ENDING OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI WITH TEMPERATURES THEN RISING INTO THE LOW TO MID 40S BY IGNITION TIME. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM THE NORTHWEST...FROM AROUND 340 DEGREES...AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.60 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH. 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.......1300-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 28 MPH DECREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........60 53 47 40 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 44 45 45 44 RH..............55 50 45 40 46 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH. 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.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........30 31 33 36 38 40 41 40 37 34 31 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 38 36 34 33 31 31 29 29 28 27 26 RH..............49 56 60 62 64 65 66 69 70 72 73 74 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 29 TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........27 28 31 33 36 38 40 41 44 46 49 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............26 26 27 30 34 37 39 41 43 43 43 43 RH..............75 76 72 64 56 50 46 42 40 39 39 41 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 15 15 16 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...BOWMAN REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120302.UNIT2.01/EAX