FNUS73 KEAX 261144 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR MOSAIC TURKEY-FOOT...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 644 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TEMPERATURES BY LATE MORNING WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S RISING TO THE LOWER 80S BY MID AFTERNOON WITH JUST SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS. WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST BUT INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND FURTHER INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THE MIXING HEIGHT BY LATE THIS MORNING WILL BE AROUND 1500 FT BUT WILL QUICKLY RISE TO 5000 FT BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE AROUND 60 PERCENT THIS MORNING FALLING ONLY INTO THE MID 40S THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 16 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........25 26 27 26 24 23 21 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............67 71 75 78 80 81 81 81 RH..............64 58 54 49 45 44 44 45 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 13 15 16 15 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 20 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1100 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........18 21 26 31 36 41 44 46 49 52 55 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............79 75 72 71 69 68 67 66 65 64 64 63 RH..............47 53 58 61 63 65 67 70 72 74 76 78 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.40 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........60 60 60 60 59 59 59 58 57 56 55 54 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............63 63 65 68 71 73 75 77 78 79 79 78 RH..............80 81 76 70 65 62 59 56 55 54 54 55 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 15 13 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 25 25 25 20 20 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO EAX REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120326.MOSAI.01/EAX