FNUS73 KEAX 161828 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR MARAIS DES CYGNES NWR...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 128 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1311 CDT ON JULY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CONTINUED HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE MARAIS DE CYGNES NWR. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCASSIONALLY GUSTY SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400-6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 18 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........63 67 50 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............91 94 91 RH..............47 41 46 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 11 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9 S 9 S 9 EYE LEVEL WIND..18 18 18 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........44 27 20 16 12 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............89 82 78 76 75 74 RH..............49 62 70 75 81 85 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 7 S 6 S 5 S 3 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 8 S 7 S 6 S 5 S 3 S 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 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.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-7700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 16 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........3 19 32 52 48 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 83 90 94 96 96 RH..............87 65 53 46 43 42 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6 S 7 SW 8 SW 9 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 6 S 7 SW 8 SW 9 SW 9 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...BOOKBINDER REQUESTED BY...N A TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120716.MARIE.01/EAX