FNUS73 KSGF 281511 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSESHOE UNIT...MO DNR/MSP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 911 AM CST WED NOV 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.....42 AT IGNITION...MAX 52. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 47 49 47 RH..............51 45 41 46 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 4 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2200 2400 2300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 3 S 6 S 10 S 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 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.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 41 38 36 35 35 RH..............51 60 68 73 75 77 20 FT WIND......SE 3 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 800 200 200 200 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 21 S 24 SW 25 S 24 S 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE 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.......2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 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............35 42 50 59 62 61 RH..............80 69 53 39 33 34 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 9 S 10 S 11 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 30 20 MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 700 1400 2100 1700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 22 S 23 SW 24 SW 26 SW 28 SW 29 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 57 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 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.......2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 29 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............55 51 49 48 46 45 44 47 53 60 62 61 RH..............43 51 55 58 61 66 71 67 58 50 48 51 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 15 15 10 10 10 10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....600 500 500 500 500 400 500 400 700 1300 2100 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 29 SW 28 SW 25 SW 24 SW 24 SW 25 SW 24 SW 21 SW 15 SW 12 SW 10 SW 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...LINDENBERG REQUESTED BY...LAURA HENDRICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121128.HORSE.01/SGF