FNUS73 KSGF 121434 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...MDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 934 AM CDT TUE MAR 12 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON MARCH 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........A LIGHT WEST WIND WILL BECOME NORTHWEST TOWARDS IGNITION TIME WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS..... TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 49 51 52 52 51 RH..............43 40 37 35 34 34 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 9 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 4.1 5.1 5.9 6.2 6.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.M M M M M M TRANSP WIND SPD.M M M M M M HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 25. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 84 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. 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.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS..... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 45 42 38 34 32 30 29 28 27 26 25 RH..............36 40 47 55 64 70 73 76 79 81 82 84 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 6 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.3 4.4 3.4 2.3 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.M M M M M M M M M M M M TRANSP WIND SPD.M M M M M M M M M M M M HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LINDENBERG REQUESTED BY...FORBES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130312.WILDC.01/SGF