FNUS73 KSGF 131440 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR PITTSBURG UNIT 3 SOUTH...MO DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 940 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST WILL KEEP OUR AREA IN SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY... WITH SPEEDS NEARING 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL AID IN GRADUAL MOISTURE RETURN TODAY...WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 35 PERCENT. FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY AT TIMES...AND MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...BECOMING MORE SCATTERED ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 73 78 77 RH..............64 49 40 40 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 5 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....800 2000 3400 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 9 S 12 S 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 5 .TONIGHT... 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 1600 200 100 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 20 S 22 SW 24 SW 24 SW 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 50 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............61 62 68 73 77 80 RH..............77 81 71 62 56 50 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6 S 8 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 25 20 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 60. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 67 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............77 72 69 67 65 64 62 62 67 71 74 76 RH..............52 60 65 68 72 75 79 82 73 66 61 56 20 FT WIND......SW 8 S 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 7 SW 8 SW 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 20 15 $$ FORECASTER...GAGAN REQUESTED BY...LAURA HENDRICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120313.PITTS.01/SGF