FNUS73 KSGF 281327 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTERN STAR...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 827 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...OTHERWISE EXPECTING A MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKY WITH LIGHT WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 AT IGNITION...MAX 79. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. 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.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............73 77 79 77 RH..............57 50 47 48 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 NW 4 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 3500 4400 5100 TRANSPORT WIND..W 9 W 7 SW 5 S 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 59. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 79 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............75 71 67 64 62 61 RH..............50 56 63 69 74 77 20 FT WIND......N 4 NE 4 E 3 E 3 E 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5300 3700 600 200 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 2 SE 3 SE 6 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 40 50 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 74. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 55 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............59 60 63 67 71 73 RH..............81 80 73 66 59 55 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....200 400 1000 2800 3300 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 S 10 S 13 S 16 S 18 S 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 40 40 40 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 60. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 65 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHWEST WIND BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....50 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.......5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 37 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 (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY 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............72 68 65 63 63 62 60 62 69 74 77 77 RH..............59 67 73 78 81 83 87 82 67 54 46 44 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 W 6 W 7 W 7 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 1700 500 400 500 600 500 400 800 2800 4600 5200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 23 S 26 S 31 SW 36 SW 37 SW 35 SW 32 W 29 W 25 W 22 W 20 W 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 50 50 50 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LINDENBERG REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE NAZARENKO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.WESTE.02/SGF