FNUS73 KSGF 060917 AAA FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN FIRE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 417 AM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1912 CDT ON JULY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... .DISCUSSION... ...UPDATED FORECAST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... SIMILAR CONDITIONS AS THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH MIDDAY...BECOMING SOUTHERLY BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A FEW GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON HIGHER TERRAIN...BUT OVERALL SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN LOW. WINDS WILL AGAIN BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH SUNSET. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY HOT...BETWEEN 100 AND 105 IN THE REGION OF THE FIRE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO THE LOW 20S PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH A CHANCE OF EVEN LOWER PERCENTAGES IN SOME LOCAL AREAS. THERE IS A VERY LOW PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NEAR THE FIRE SITE. A SOMEWHAT BETTER CHANCE (20-30 PERCENT) FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL LIKELY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS WITH NUMEROUS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 104. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........LGHT AND VRB EARLY...S BY AFTN. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 79 93 100 103 104 RH..............62 58 37 30 25 23 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 2 NW 2 NW 2 W 2 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 400 2000 6100 8700 9200 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9 N 6 NE 3 E 1 E 1 SE 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 69. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 81 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE 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 (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............103 98 91 83 77 74 RH..............25 31 40 52 63 73 20 FT WIND......SE 4 S 3 W 2 NW 2 N 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....9900 7300 2300 400 BLW100 100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 3 SW 5 W 5 NW 5 N 5 N 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 100. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............70 73 84 96 99 95 RH..............89 81 56 37 33 38 20 FT WIND......NE 1 NE 2 NW 2 NW 2 N 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....100 BLW100 400 6200 7200 3500 TRANSPORT WIND..N 6 N 6 N 5 NE 3 NE 3 N 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 30 30 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 72. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 61 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........WINDS BECOMING MORE N/NE WITH TIME. CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 13 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 S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............99 96 87 81 77 74 72 76 85 94 93 86 RH..............34 38 53 65 75 84 89 77 55 40 42 55 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 3 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 N 2 E 2 NE 2 NW 2 N 3 N 3 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6200 5500 1000 100 100 200 100 BLW100 700 6500 6400 1200 TRANSPORT WIND..N 7 N 9 NE 12 NE 13 NE 12 E 8 SE 3 SE 2 E 3 N 6 N 7 NE 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...BOXELL REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS TRENT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120705.MARTI.01/SGF