FNUS73 KSGF 042152 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LEADMINE RX...MO DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 452 PM CDT THU APR 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 77 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. 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 (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 52 46 42 40 39 RH..............36 41 53 64 68 72 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 2 N 2 NW 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 2600 300 BLW100 100 100 TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 9 N 9 N 10 N 10 N 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 1 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH. 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............35 40 52 59 63 66 RH..............82 73 53 42 40 38 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 2 W 1 SW 1 S 2 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 300 1200 2800 3800 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 NW 9 W 6 S 2 S 3 S 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...GRIFFIN REQUESTED BY...STEVEN LAVAL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130405.LEADM.01/SGF