FNUS73 KSGF 051947 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR CHUTE RIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 147 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL GRADUALLY VEER TO THE EAST THEN SOUTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. DURING THE AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY WITH GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 POSSIBLE. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL START OFF FAIRLY LOW AT IGNITION TIME BUT INCREASE TO AROUND 2000-2500 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 76 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM TEMP............55 49 46 43 41 40 RH..............55 63 69 72 73 74 20 FT WIND......NW 2 N 2 N 3 NE 3 E 3 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 1500 1000 500 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 12 N 12 N 12 NE 12 E 10 E 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 40 48 55 60 60 RH..............76 70 61 53 47 50 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 700 1400 2200 2100 TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 SE 13 SE 15 S 17 S 20 S 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LINDENBERG REQUESTED BY...JESS REGISTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130206.CHUTE.01/SGF