FNUS73 KEAX 251340 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMAS HILL GINGER...MDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 840 AM CDT THU APR 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...LEAVING WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE MORNING PICKING UP TO 5 TO 10 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. BY TONIGHT...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AND RAIN CHANCES DRAMATICALLY RISE BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAY IMPACT NEARLY THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AND INTO FRIDAY AND INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE UPCOMING WEEKEND APPEARS DRY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE 70S BY SUNDAY AND NEAR 80 BY MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........4 8 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 57 58 RH..............40 38 39 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 8 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........14 16 25 48 70 78 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 52 48 47 46 44 RH..............45 54 60 62 65 69 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6 SE 7 SE 8 S 8 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.70 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........81 85 88 94 90 89 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............43 47 52 55 57 58 RH..............76 74 69 66 65 65 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 12 S 14 S 13 S 13 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 15 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 2 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...MELL REQUESTED BY...CHAD SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130425.THOMA.01/EAX