FNUS73 KSGF 131205 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR TIDWELL...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 705 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UNUSUALLY WARM AND SUNNY SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE TIDWELL PRESCRIBED BURN AREA TODAY. LIGHT SURFACE WINDS WILL HAVE A TENDENCY TO BLOW FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST...INCREASING IN SPEED UP TO 7 T0 12 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY. THE NEXT CHANCES FOR PRECIPTIATION WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY AS ' A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSES OVER THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 70 75 78 RH..............63 51 44 39 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2000 3800 4900 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 S 9 S 10 S 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 58. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 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 SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 71 67 65 63 62 RH..............42 52 61 68 74 79 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 4 S 3 S 4 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5000 3100 400 100 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 16 S 17 SW 16 SW 15 SW 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 79. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 46 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............61 61 67 73 76 79 RH..............82 82 70 59 52 46 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 4 S 5 SW 6 SW 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 800 2900 4700 5500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 13 SW 14 SW 16 SW 18 SW 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 61. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 64 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 24 MPH. 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 (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC 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 63 63 67 71 74 76 RH..............48 55 62 66 70 74 78 79 68 58 52 48 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 4 S 4 S 2 S 3 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....5100 3100 700 400 500 500 400 300 600 2000 3700 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 21 SW 23 SW 23 SW 24 SW 24 SW 24 SW 24 SW 23 SW 22 SW 20 SW 20 SW 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 20 50 50 50 50 50 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CRAMER REQUESTED BY...JESS REGISTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120313.TIDWE.01/SGF