FNUS73 KSGF 011546 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR POTATO CAVE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1046 AM CDT WED AUG 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1008 CDT ON AUGUST 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS. THERE WILL BE INTERVALS OF CLOUD AND SUN. OUTSIDE OF THE SHOWERS...THE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE MID AND UPPER 20S. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....89 AT REQUEST...MAX 99. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT REQUEST...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL AT REQUEST...MAXIMUM 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 93 98 99 RH..............64 44 32 29 20 FT WIND......SW 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 3200 3700 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 SW 10 SW 9 SW 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 30 30 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 76. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 68 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 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 MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............97 91 85 83 81 80 RH..............30 37 49 57 63 67 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 4 S 3 S 3 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 2600 300 100 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 S 9 S 10 S 12 S 12 S 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 96. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 37 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............79 81 88 92 94 96 RH..............69 62 49 41 38 37 20 FT WIND......SE 2 S 2 S 4 S 4 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....200 300 500 1400 2200 2600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 S 9 S 9 S 10 S 12 S 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 76. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 54 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 20 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 CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............93 88 83 81 80 78 78 81 89 94 97 99 RH..............42 50 60 64 68 72 74 64 48 40 36 34 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 3 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 1800 400 200 300 300 400 400 500 1100 2600 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 15 S 13 S 9 S 7 S 7 S 8 S 8 S 9 SW 12 SW 14 SW 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...RYAN KINGSLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120801.POTAT.01/SGF