FNUS73 KSGF 290016 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR POTATO CAVE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 714 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1854 CDT ON JULY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NO MAJOR CHANGES IN THE NEAR TERM WEATHER ARE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURE SHOULD DROP FAIRLY RAPIDLY THIS EVENING IN THE UNUSUALLY DRY CONDITIONS BUT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE SOMEWHAT SLOW. WINDS SHOULD BE TERRAIN DRIVEN GIVEN FAIRLY WEAK GENERAL WIND. NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....99 AT REQUEST...MIN 67. MAX HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 70 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 6 TO 10 MPH AT REQUEST...BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............97 93 86 77 74 73 71 70 69 68 68 RH..............22 25 32 44 49 54 57 61 64 66 70 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 102. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 19 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 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 S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............68 75 88 96 101 102 RH..............72 60 39 27 21 19 20 FT WIND......E 1 E 2 S 5 S 5 S 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....100 BLW100 400 5000 8900 10200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 7 SW 8 W 9 W 12 W 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...ALBERT REQUESTED BY...MARGE VANPRAAG TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120728.POTAT.01/SGF