FNUS73 KSGF 280057 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTERN STAR...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 757 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE FOREST SERVICE WILL NEED TO MONITOR FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WEDNESDAY. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL STALL OUT OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS THE OZARKS AIRMASS DESTABILIZES BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THIS FEATURE COULD BECOME A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORMS. THE STALLED OUT FRONT WILL ALSO CAUSE SURFACE WINDS TO BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71 AT IGNITION...MAX 79. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............62 63 69 74 77 79 RH..............79 77 65 55 48 43 20 FT WIND......SW 5 W 5 W 4 W 4 NW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 600 1400 2400 3500 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 SW 10 W 10 W 9 W 8 SW 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 56. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 65 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NO WIND SHIFT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT. 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.......5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 17 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 CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............76 71 66 64 62 60 59 60 66 70 73 76 RH..............48 57 62 69 75 76 81 79 64 58 54 50 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 4 SE 6 SE 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 10 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5100 3500 500 100 200 200 200 500 1000 1600 2500 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3 SW 2 S 3 S 5 S 6 S 6 SW 7 SW 8 S 9 S 12 S 14 S 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CRAMER REQUESTED BY...REGGIE BRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.WESTE.01/SGF