FNUS73 KSGF 081523 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN PT...DNR/STATE PARKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 923 AM CST FRI MAR 8 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES WILL BRING SOUTHEAST WINDS AT THE SURFACE. SKIES WILL REMAIN BE MOSTLY SUNNY AS AN INCREASE IN MID AND HIGH CLOUDS OCCURS THROUGH THE DAY. RELATIVELY DRY ATMOSPHERE IN PLACE WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE LOWER 40S. THE BETTER MOISTURE RETURN WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WHEN RAIN CHANCES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 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 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 25 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 58 60 59 RH..............61 50 44 44 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1800 2100 2000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 S 22 S 24 SE 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE 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 MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 53 52 50 49 48 RH..............46 51 55 60 64 68 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 9 SE 10 S 9 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 1000 500 600 500 400 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 28 S 29 S 29 S 28 S 26 S 24 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 50 50 50 HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 48 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 39 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 51 56 61 64 64 RH..............72 68 59 52 49 52 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 10 S 12 S 13 S 13 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 700 1500 3000 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 24 S 25 S 28 S 31 S 35 S 38 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 60 60 60 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 73 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT..........SOUTHWEST WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AROUND NOON CHANCE OF PRECIP....90 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 6 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 23 TO 39 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 CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY 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 56 54 53 51 50 49 48 49 49 49 48 RH..............64 77 87 94 100 94 79 72 63 57 49 49 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 SW 9 SW 6 W 6 W 7 NW 7 NW 8 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 1900 1000 800 600 1200 2300 2900 3100 3100 3400 3500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 39 S 36 S 30 S 26 SW 28 SW 30 W 31 W 30 NW 26 NW 24 N 23 N 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 30 30 30 40 40 40 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 4 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...GAEDE REQUESTED BY...LAURA HENDRICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130308.INDIA.01/SGF