FNUS73 KSGF 142153 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR BLAZING STAR...MO DNR/MSP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 453 PM CDT THU MAR 14 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AND WARMER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL RELAX AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT...BUT WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME GUSTY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS FRIDAY WILL AGAIN FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT. HIGHS ON FRIDAY WILL TOP OUT NEAR 80. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN WILL RETURN THIS WEEKEND. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 81 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH 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 (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 61 56 53 51 49 RH..............34 45 57 69 75 78 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 900 300 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 26 SW 23 SW 17 SW 13 SW 12 SW 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 5 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON RIDGE TOPS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 37 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 51 61 71 78 80 RH..............82 74 57 41 31 28 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 8 SW 10 SW 12 SW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 25 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 500 2200 3600 3900 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 SW 20 SW 21 SW 24 SW 28 SW 33 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...TIM SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130315.BLAZI.01/SGF