FNUS73 KSGF 281430 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HUNKAH PRAIRIE...MO DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 930 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS...BUT COULD BECOME GUSTY AND ERRATIC WITHIN OR AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............75 79 79 RH..............57 53 52 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 4000 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 9 S 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 78. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 54 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 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.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............61 62 68 73 77 78 RH..............93 89 76 67 59 54 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 S 10 S 12 S 13 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 25 25 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 BLW100 1500 3700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 S 20 S 21 S 23 S 25 S 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 20 20 30 30 HAINES INDEX....3 4 5 5 5 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 60. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 66 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........WINDS BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH FRONT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 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.......4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 33 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 (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 72 68 67 66 63 61 62 68 74 77 78 RH..............57 64 72 74 77 82 89 83 68 56 47 44 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 10 S 9 S 9 S 9 SW 7 SW 5 SW 4 SW 4 SW 5 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 20 15 10 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 900 200 200 200 200 100 400 1300 2300 3400 4100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 26 S 29 SW 32 SW 33 SW 32 SW 29 W 23 W 18 W 14 W 10 W 8 NW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 40 40 40 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...LINDENBERG REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MILLER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.HUNKA.01/SGF