FNUS73 KSGF 051500 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR 22A 21D S SANDSTONE...MISSOURI STATE PARKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 900 AM CST WED DEC 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON DECEMBER 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT EAST WITH A GRADUALLY INCREASING SOUTHEAST WIND TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 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.......600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 54 58 61 62 62 61 58 RH..............52 42 36 32 31 29 31 35 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.7 1.4 2.2 2.8 3.0 2.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 39. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 66 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 47 45 44 RH..............40 53 59 63 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 S 5G10 S 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 50 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. 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.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 47 58 62 RH..............68 66 55 50 20 FT WIND......S 5G10 S 6G15 S 8G15 S 8G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1400 2500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 16 S 17 S 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...ALBERT REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MILLER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121205.22A21.01/SGF