FNUS73 KSGF 011931 AAA FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR POTATO CAVE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 231 PM 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 THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS. SOUTH WINDS MAY BE GUSTY AT TIMES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON THEN BECOME MORE VARIABLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THERE WILL BE INTERVALS OF CLOUD AND SUN. OTHERWISE THE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 101. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25 TO 30 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........POSSIBLY BECOMING VARIABLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............100 101 RH..............31 31 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3700 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 HAINES INDEX....5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 72. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 93 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY 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 PCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............99 91 82 78 75 73 RH..............34 45 64 75 83 90 20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 5 S 4 S 3 S 3 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 2500 200 BLW100 200 100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 16 S 14 SE 10 SE 8 SE 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 98. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 38 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 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 2700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............72 77 88 94 98 98 RH..............93 78 56 45 39 38 20 FT WIND......SE 2 S 2 S 4 S 4 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....100 200 500 1400 2200 2600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 S 9 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 74. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 57 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 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.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 16 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 PCLDY PCLDY 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............96 91 84 81 78 76 74 77 85 93 98 99 RH..............41 49 62 68 74 78 83 74 57 46 37 32 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.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 2100 1100 500 200 300 300 300 500 1100 2600 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 16 SE 16 SE 15 SE 13 SE 10 SE 8 SE 6 S 5 SW 5 SW 6 S 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 40 40 40 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