FNUS73 KEAX 051651
FWSEAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADQUARTERS SOUTH MONITORING...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1051 AM CST WED DEC 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON DECEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE WARMER THAN NORMAL THIS AFTERNOON
IN THE LOWER 60S...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO AROUND 30
PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE INTO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS ABOVE 15 MPH POSSIBLE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 13
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4300 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO
                    17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........29  29  29  29  29  29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............56  60  62  63  62  59
RH..............41  35  32  30  31  36
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  S   SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7   10  12  13  13  9
20 FT WIND GUST.        15  15  15  10
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
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.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).........29        30        30        38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............54        47        44        41
RH..............44        56        63        71
20 FT WIND......SE 7      S 7       S 7       S 7
HAINES INDEX....5         5         5         4

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-2600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........46        52        57        62
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............39        44        57        63
RH..............78        72        53        50
20 FT WIND......S 7       S 9G10    S 12G15   S 10G15
HAINES INDEX....4         4         4         4

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FORECASTER...WFO EAX
REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121205.HEADQ.01/EAX