FNUS73 KEAX 291525 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST CHARITON PRAIRIE...MODNR STATE PARKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1025 AM CDT FRI MAR 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MILD TEMPERATURES ARE ON TAP OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS...HIGH FUEL STICK MOISTURE... LIGHT WINDS AND A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ON SATURDAY WILL KEEP FIRE DANGER LOW. DOUBTFUL THE INVERSION WHICH LIFTS TO AROUND 3400 FT AGL AT TIME OF IGNITION WILL BE BROKEN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3400-3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........2 5 9 10 9 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 56 57 59 57 56 RH..............53 53 53 51 55 59 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 92 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........4 17 34 46 54 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 50 47 43 42 41 RH..............63 71 79 89 90 92 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 7 E 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 59. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 67 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH AROUND 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........71 72 74 75 80 88 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............41 45 51 56 59 58 RH..............90 87 79 73 67 70 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 9 S 12 S 12 S 10 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...JULY REQUESTED BY...JERED WISDOM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130329.EASTC.01/EAX