FNUS73 KSGF 232140 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WISHART FIRE...GREENE COUNTY OEM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 440 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1655 CDT ON AUGUST 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNSET THIS EVENING. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE RAPIDLY BY 8 PM TONIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN QUITE LOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...GENERALLY LESS THAN 25 PERCENT. SOME RH RECOVERY CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THOUGH VALUES WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LOW...GENERALLY LESS THAN 60 PERCENT. FOR FRIDAY...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE...THOUGH CONDITIONS DO NOT LOOK AS CRITICAL AS THURSDAY'S. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT BY AFTERNOON...AND WIND SPEEDS WILL BE SOMEWHAT LOWER...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15-18 MPH. BETTER MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE BY EVENING...WITH MORE APPRECIABLE RH RECOVERY EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....93 AT REQUEST...MAX 94. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 20 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT REQUEST...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL AT REQUEST...MAXIMUM 8900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............93 92 RH..............20 21 20 FT WIND DIR..S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...8.7 8.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 65. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 56 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............90 87 82 78 75 74 72 71 71 70 69 68 RH..............22 24 29 35 39 42 45 47 49 51 54 56 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...8.7 7.8 5.4 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.21 20 18 17 15 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 91. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 70 79 85 89 91 RH..............58 54 40 34 31 30 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 900 3200 5700 7200 7500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 S 12 S 14 S 16 S 17 S 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 69. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 56 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....60 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 32 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..... LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............88 82 77 75 73 72 71 72 77 81 83 84 RH..............35 45 54 59 64 72 76 77 68 63 58 54 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 SE 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 9 S 10 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 10 15 20 25 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....6400 3800 1000 1000 1100 500 200 900 2700 4800 5300 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 S 22 S 26 S 31 S 32 S 32 S 30 S 28 S 25 S 23 S 23 S 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 60 60 60 60 60 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...BOXELL REQUESTED BY...NWS FOR GREENE COUNTY OEM TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120823.WISHA.01/SGF