FNUS73 KEAX 171140 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE 20 AND ISLAND RESEEDING...USFWS; MARAIS DES CYGNES NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 640 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY WITH WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH. COULD SEE OCCASIONAL GUSTS UPWARDS OF 10-15MPH. RH VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 40% THROUGH THE PERIOD SO DO NOT ANTICIPATE A FIRE DANGER THREAT TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........15 16 17 16 16 16 15 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............61 64 68 70 72 73 73 72 RH..............56 51 47 44 42 41 41 43 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 10 9 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........15 15 14 14 14 13 13 16 21 26 31 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............70 67 63 60 59 58 56 55 54 53 52 51 RH..............46 51 58 61 64 66 68 71 73 76 79 81 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 17 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.......500-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........39 39 38 37 36 35 34 34 35 36 36 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 52 57 61 65 68 71 73 75 76 76 76 RH..............83 82 74 67 62 58 55 52 50 49 50 51 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO EAX REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120417.LONE2.01/EAX