FNUS73 KSGF 131228 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR RAILLINE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 728 AM CDT WED MAR 13 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN GENERALLY LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS. RH PERCENTAGES WILL DROP INTO THE MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON...AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE MID TO UPPER 40S. WINDS INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN WINDS TURNING TO THE WEST AND THEN SOUTHWEST EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....37 AT IGNITION...MAX 47. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 29 TO 38 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 43 47 46 RH..............44 37 33 35 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 2900 3300 3300 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 25 NW 20 NW 16 NW 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 31. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 69 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........BECOMING WEST THEN SOUTHWEST TOWARD MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 40 37 35 34 33 RH..............39 48 53 57 61 66 20 FT WIND......NW 4 NW 2 N 1 SE 1 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 2500 1500 800 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 14 NW 13 W 10 W 10 W 12 SW 16 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 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.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 35 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 35 46 54 59 61 RH..............71 64 49 40 35 37 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 5 S 6 SW 10 SW 10 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....200 300 700 1300 2400 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 21 SW 24 SW 28 W 29 W 31 W 33 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 61 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 35 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 56 52 49 46 44 41 45 55 64 70 71 RH..............42 52 61 69 75 79 85 77 60 46 38 37 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 5 W 3 NW 2 NW 2 N 1 E 1 SE 2 S 3 S 4 SW 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 1000 200 100 200 200 200 200 600 1400 2600 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..W 35 NW 32 NW 26 N 21 NW 14 W 9 W 6 SW 5 SW 8 SW 14 SW 18 SW 23 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...BOXELL REQUESTED BY...JESS REGISTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130313.RAILL.01/SGF