FNUS73 KSGF 071432 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR 16B C - PRAIRIE SP...MO DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 832 AM CST THU MAR 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE OVER THE REGION INTO FRIDAY WITH ONLY HIGH CLOUDINESS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY SOUTHEASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. SURFACE AND 20FT WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10MPH THURSDAY BUT WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15MPH AND GUSTY ON FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THE OZARKS. GENERAL WIND FLOW WILL BE UP SLOPE THROUGH THE EVENT TIME FRAME ON SOUTHERN FACING SLOPES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 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.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 54 58 55 RH..............50 43 37 41 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 8 S 9 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2400 2800 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 17 S 18 S 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 64. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 45 52 58 62 62 RH..............73 68 57 50 45 44 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 8 S 10 S 11 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 400 900 1900 2900 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 S 20 S 21 S 22 S 23 S 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 61 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....60 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 46 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 55 53 52 50 49 48 51 57 61 64 65 RH..............48 55 59 62 66 70 75 71 63 58 54 56 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 S 10 S 9 S 9 S 10 S 10 S 12 S 12 S 11 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 1200 300 500 500 500 400 400 600 1200 2000 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 25 S 29 S 32 S 33 S 31 S 28 S 25 S 29 S 33 S 39 S 43 S 45 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 40 40 40 50 50 50 60 60 60 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...GRIFFIN REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MILLER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130307.16BCP.01/SGF