FNUS73 KSGF 131318 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...MDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 818 AM CDT WED MAR 13 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON MARCH 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER TODAY WITH ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AND A LIGHT NORTHWEST TO WEST WIND. RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOW 30S DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES TO THE EAST AND LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS TO THE WEST OF THE AREA. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........BECOMING WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 48 51 RH..............38 33 31 20 FT WIND......NW 4 NW 4 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 2900 2800 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 NW 8 W 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 37. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 64 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND SHIFT..........BECOMING SOUTH DURING THE EVENING. 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.....N/A. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 47 43 40 38 37 RH..............35 40 46 53 58 62 20 FT WIND......SW 3 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 2500 1600 700 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3 SW 5 SW 10 S 16 S 20 S 22 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...LINDENBERG REQUESTED BY...FORBES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130313.WILDC.01/SGF