FNUS73 KSGF 080933 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR EAGLE S NEST...MO DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 333 AM CST FRI MAR 8 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE PANHANDLES OF OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN SOUTHEAST FLOW AT THE SURFACE. SKIES WILL REMAIN BE MOSTLY SUNNY AS AN INCREASE IN MID AND HIGH CLOUDS OCCURS THROUGH THE DAY. DRY ATMOSPHERE IN PLACE WILL ONLY SLOWLY MOISTEN FRIDAY WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S. THE BETTER MOISTURE RETURN WILL HOLD OFF LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WHEN RAIN CHANCES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 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.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 57 61 62 RH..............52 44 38 36 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 7 SE 9 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1700 2600 2800 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 15 S 17 S 20 S 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 68 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 55 53 52 51 50 RH..............40 48 55 60 64 67 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 1500 1000 1000 800 600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 25 S 29 S 32 S 33 S 31 S 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 66. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 48 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE...EXCEPT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO 36 TO 41 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 52 57 62 64 64 RH..............69 69 59 49 48 54 20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 9 S 11 S 13 S 14 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 1000 2100 3700 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 24 S 25 S 29 S 33 S 37 S 40 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 60 60 60 HAINES INDEX....3 4 5 4 3 2 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 77 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE...EXCEPT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIP....90 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 43 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 (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 57 54 53 51 50 50 48 48 48 48 47 RH..............66 80 91 99 100 94 73 69 65 62 57 55 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 10 S 9 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 SW 5 W 4 W 4 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 1800 1200 800 600 900 1800 2600 3000 3100 3400 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 43 S 43 SW 41 SW 40 SW 40 SW 38 SW 36 W 29 NW 22 N 16 N 14 N 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 40 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...HATCH REQUESTED BY...TIM SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130308.EAGLE.01/SGF