FNUS73 KSGF 051125 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LEADMINE RX...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 625 AM CDT FRI APR 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.....60 AT IGNITION...MAX 69. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT TERRAIN INFLUENCED WINDS WILL INCREASE SOMEWHAT FROM THE SOUTH LATE IN THE DAY. WIND SHIFT..........NO SIGNIFICANT SHIFT...BUT A SMALL INCREASE IS EXPECTED LATE IN THE DAY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAXIMUM 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 62 64 67 69 66 RH..............41 37 35 32 29 32 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.5 4.0 4.2 4.1 3.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW S S TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 5 7 9 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 51. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 61 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........GENERAL INCREASE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 61 57 56 54 53 RH..............33 43 49 53 58 61 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 38 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........GENERAL INCREASE. 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.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 38 TO 46 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 62 70 RH..............62 54 43 20 FT WIND......S 9G20 S 13G30 SW 13G30 MIX HGT (FT)....400 1000 2900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 25 S 39 SW 46 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...ALBERT REQUESTED BY...STEVEN LAVAL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130405.LEADM.01/SGF