FNUS73 KEAX 131303 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR G2...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 803 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL GREET THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF THIS WEEK WITH TUESDAY POSSIBLY REACHING RECORD HIGH READINGS. GOOD MIXING ON TUESDAY WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE DRYING TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AROUND 30 PERCENT. THIS COMBINED WITH 10 HOUR FUEL VALUES AROUND 9 PERCENT AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER THREAT CONSIDERABLY. THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THE PROXIMITY OF A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MAINTAIN THAT THREAT THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 AT IGNITION...MAX 74. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4300-4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........35 31 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 72 74 RH..............46 42 40 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 57. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 83 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........29 24 19 16 12 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 66 63 62 60 59 RH..............45 56 63 69 74 80 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 9 S 8 S 8 S 7 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 91. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 32 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........4 4 5 5 7 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 69 78 85 89 89 RH..............87 60 45 36 33 34 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 8 SW 10 SW 13 SW 14 SW 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...JULY REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130513.G2___.01/EAX