FNUS73 KSGF 281439 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR 21G LITTLE TZI SHO...MO DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 839 AM CST WED NOV 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON NOVEMBER 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY OUT OF THE SOUTH BUT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE ON THURSDAY WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH EXPECTED WHICH WILL BRING ELEVATED OR SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 AT IGNITION...MAX 54. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 49 52 52 RH..............59 47 42 44 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 2800 3100 2100 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 S 8 S 12 S 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 38 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.......1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 43 51 59 62 61 RH..............77 67 53 41 39 41 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 11 S 13 S 14 S 14 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....400 300 600 1300 1800 1400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 24 S 25 S 26 SW 28 SW 28 S 28 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 62 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 28 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 52 50 48 47 45 44 48 54 60 64 63 RH..............50 54 57 60 63 69 75 70 61 54 51 55 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 6 S 6 S 8 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 7 S 8 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 300 400 400 300 300 300 300 600 1200 2200 2100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 28 S 26 S 24 SW 23 SW 23 SW 24 SW 23 SW 20 SW 15 SW 12 SW 12 S 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LINDENBERG REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MILLER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121128.21GLI.02/SGF