FNUS73 KSGF 051031 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR ELM SPRING RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 531 AM CDT FRI APR 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION FOR MUCH OF THE DAY WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE PLAINS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 AT IGNITION...MAX 69. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT GENERAL WINDS WILL LEAD TO LOCAL TERRAIN INFLUENCED WINDS. WIND SHIFT..........VARIABLE LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 58 63 66 RH..............47 39 35 28 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 2 W 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....700 2800 4200 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6 NW 3 NW 3 W 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 68 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 58 54 51 RH..............34 49 59 65 20 FT WIND......S 3G5 S 5G10 S 6G15 S 7G15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 37 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 36 TO 40 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 56 66 71 RH..............69 60 48 39 20 FT WIND......S 8G15 S 10G25 S 13G30 SW 13G30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 800 2100 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 36 S 40 SW 40 SW 39 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...ALBERT REQUESTED BY...GREG PAINTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130405.ELMSP.01/SGF