FNUS73 KSGF 031357 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNKLANDS WEST...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 857 AM CDT WED APR 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY ACROSS THE EASTERN OZARKS AS A EASTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY FLOW PERSISTS. THE SKY WILL REMAIN MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE CLOUDS GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS AND THE CHANCE OF RAIN WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND LINGER INTO EARLY THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN THIS WEEKEND. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 AT IGNITION...MAX 52. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 46 51 51 RH..............45 34 29 31 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....200 100 100 100 TRANSPORT WIND..E 21 E 17 E 16 E 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 36. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 74 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 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.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............50 46 43 41 40 39 RH..............36 44 52 56 64 73 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 4 E 4 E 3 E 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....200 300 400 600 700 900 TRANSPORT WIND..E 16 E 16 E 15 E 15 E 13 E 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 40 40 40 40 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 53. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 49 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............38 39 45 49 51 53 RH..............75 73 65 56 51 49 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 3 NE 4 NE 4 NE 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1300 1800 3100 3900 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 NE 8 NE 9 NE 12 N 14 N 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 36. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 59 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 22 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 (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 47 43 41 40 38 37 41 50 56 61 64 RH..............53 62 71 73 75 76 76 72 60 49 43 41 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 4 N 2 N 2 NW 3 NW 4 NW 4 N 5 N 5 N 4 N 2 NE 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 3100 1300 700 600 500 200 700 1800 2900 3700 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..N 15 N 17 N 21 N 22 N 21 N 15 N 10 N 7 N 7 N 8 N 8 E 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 20 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...FOSTER REQUESTED BY...SARAH EGLY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130403.SUNKL.01/SGF