FNUS73 KSGF 251107 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR ELM SPRING...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 507 AM CST FRI JAN 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UPDATED 5 AM. A FRONT WILL GRADUALLY VEER WINDS TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST BRINGING IN DRIER AIR AND A CLEARING SKY TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY BY LATE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34 AT IGNITION...MAX 43. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........GRADUAL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST THIS MORNING. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 39 42 41 RH..............59 46 37 36 20 FT WIND......W 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 2300 2300 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 13 NW 14 NW 15 NW 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 25. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 64 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 31 29 RH..............45 59 64 20 FT WIND......NW 5G10 NW 4G10 N 3G5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...ALBERT REQUESTED BY...GREG PAINTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130125.ELMSP.01/SGF