FNUS73 KSGF 031252 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR POTATO CAVE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 752 AM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0735 CDT ON AUGUST 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE REGION WILL KEEP WINDS VARIABLE IN DIRECTION TODAY. OUFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM OLD DECAYING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO KEEP WINDS VARIABLE IN DIRECTION BUT GENERALLY LIGHT EARLY TODAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH LOCALLY ERRATIC/STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FOR THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH SOME STRONGER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 AT REQUEST...MAX 101. MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 30 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 2 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. 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 AT REQUEST...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT REQUEST...MAXIMUM 2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............77 86 93 97 100 99 RH..............78 56 45 38 34 34 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 NW 2 W 2 NW 1 N 1 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....500 800 2200 4200 5900 6200 TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 N 7 NW 5 NW 3 W 2 S 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 79. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 64 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............98 89 85 83 RH..............35 49 56 61 20 FT WIND......E 2G5 E 2G5 SE 2G5 S 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 102. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 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 TO 6 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 16 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 88 96 99 RH..............66 53 39 34 20 FT WIND......S 2G5 SW 2G5 SW 5G10 SW 6G14 MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 500 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 W 8 SW 13 SW 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 40 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 75. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 55 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST VEERING NORTH TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WIND SHIFT..........FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE EVENING-MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...ALBERT REQUESTED BY...RYAN KINGSLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120803.POTAT.01/SGF