FNUS73 KSGF 042128 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR ELM SPRING RX...USDA - FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 428 PM CDT THU APR 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WITH WARMER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FRIDAY. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S...WITH RH PERCENTAGES DROPPING INTO THE 30S IN MOST SPOTS. EVEN WARMER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS HELP BOOST HIGHS INTO THE 70S. MOISTURE WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE DURING THIS TIME PERIOD...AND DESPITE THE WARM TEMPERATURES RH VALUES LIKELY WON'T DROP BELOW 40 PERCENT IN MOST LOCATIONS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 78 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 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 (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 53 46 41 39 38 RH..............36 39 52 65 71 74 20 FT WIND......N 4 N 2 N 2 NW 2 NW 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 2400 300 BLW100 100 100 TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 N 8 N 10 N 12 N 13 N 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 1 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. 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............36 40 51 59 64 66 RH..............80 71 54 44 39 37 20 FT WIND......NW 2 NW 2 N 2 NW 2 W 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....100 300 1200 2700 3800 3900 TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 N 10 N 6 N 2 NW 2 W 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...GRIFFIN REQUESTED BY...GREG PAINTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130405.ELMSP.01/SGF