FNUS73 KSGF 132123
FWSSGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAGLE S NEST...MO DNR/MSP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
423 PM CDT WED MAR 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH A BIG WARMING TREND.
WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME SOMEWHAT GUSTY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST
ON THURSDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FALL BELOW 40 PERCENT
AND POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT.  HIGHS ON THURSDAY WILL TOP OUT NEAR 70
DEGREES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 66 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.
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.......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............48     45     39     36     35     35
RH..............32     38     47     56     60     62
20 FT WIND......NW 2   SE 1   SE 2   S 2    S 2    S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.                     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....3100   1900   600    200    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 5   NW 3   W 6    S 9    S 10   S 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      4      4

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15
                    MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 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.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...MAXIMUM 3600 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 23 TO
                    31 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     39     48     59     67     70
RH..............69     67     54     41     34     33
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 6    SW 8   SW 11  SW 11  SW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....200    300    700    2300   3600   3200
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12   SW 15  SW 20  SW 26  W 31   W 30
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      5

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FORECASTER...FOSTER
REQUESTED BY...TIM SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130314.EAGLE.01/SGF