FNUS73 KEAX 101251 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 9...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 751 AM CDT WED OCT 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY HIGH PRESSURE AND SUNNY SKIES WILL DOMINATE THE AREA TODAY...ALLOWING AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP INTO THE 20 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING BEFORE TURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST FOR THE LATER HALF OF THE AFTERNOON. MOISTURE ARRIVING ON THE SOUTHWEST WIND OVERNIGHT WILL PUSH HUMIDITY VALUES UP FOR THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 2 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........4 6 6 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 58 61 61 RH..............40 28 26 27 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 7 SW 7 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........7 9 11 13 24 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 51 48 46 44 43 RH..............34 42 49 55 61 66 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 5 5 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 1 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........51 54 59 62 66 71 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 55 64 68 71 69 RH..............62 50 42 40 36 37 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 8 SW 7 SW 6 W 7 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...CUTTER REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121010.UNIT9.01/EAX