FNUS73 KSGF 071142
FWSSGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHUTE RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
542 AM CST THU MAR 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 CST ON MARCH 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPDATED AT 540 AM.
HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTING EAST OF THE REGION AND LOW PRESSURE MOVING
INTO THE PLAINS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO
                    3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     55     60     56
RH..............41     34     29     36
20 FT WIND......SSE 6  SSE 6  SSE 7  SSE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   2800   3200   2200
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12   S 14   S 15   S 16
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 72 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     48     45     43     41     39
RH..............41     50     56     62     67     71
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   900    600    500    500    400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 16   S 14   SE 10  SE 8   SE 7   SE 8

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............38        47        58        63
RH..............74        58        40        33
20 FT WIND......SE 5G10   SE 7G15   SE 8G20   SE 9G20
MIX HGT (FT)....400       700       1900      2900
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9      SE 14     S 17      S 17
CHC OF PCPN (%).0         0         0         0
HAINES INDEX....4         4         4         5


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FORECASTER...ALBERT
REQUESTED BY...JESS REGISTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130307.CHUTE.01/SGF