FNUS73 KSGF 061038
FWSSGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEVIL S KITCHEN...MISSOURI STATE PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
438 AM CST WED MAR 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPDATED 435 AM.
THE WESTERN EDGE OF A LARGE AREA OF CLOUDS IS JUST NORTH AND EAST
OF THE BURN SITE EARLY THIS MORNING...AND IT MAY BRIEFLY AFFECT THE
SITE THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST FROM KANSAS
INTO WESTERN MISSOURI TODAY WITH DIMINISHING NORTH WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2500 FT AGL
                    INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............32     38     43     44
RH..............56     45     34     37
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 7    N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   2400   2600   2600
TRANSPORT WIND..N 14   N 10   N 8    N 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 72 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.

TIME (CST)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............41           33           31
RH..............42           62           68
20 FT WIND......N 3G5        NE 4G5       E 4G5
CHC OF PCPN (%).0            0            0

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FORECASTER...ALBERT
REQUESTED BY...TIM SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130306.DEVIL.01/SGF