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SPOT FORECAST FOR MINE CREEK CRP...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1138 AM CST THU MAR 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON MARCH 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM TODAY AND WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE
MELTING PROCESS OF THE CURRENT SNOWPACK. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE
INCREASED SURFACE MOISTURE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS...FIRE DANGER WILL
REMAIN LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CST)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........8      9      9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     54     54
RH..............50     56     48
20 FT WIND......SE 12  SE 10  SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 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.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........9      11     13     15     22     31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     46     42     40     38     36
RH..............56     64     70     75     79     84
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 9   SE 8   SE 7   SE 7   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10                   10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      4

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 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.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-2600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 23
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........38     39     39     40     46     53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     38     48     55     60     62
RH..............89     93     73     63     53     50
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 13  S 14   S 14   S 15   S 13
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      5

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FORECASTER...PIETRYCHA
REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130307.MINEC.01/EAX