899  
FNUS73 KSGF 151013  
FWSSGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CURVES BRIDGE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
413 AM CST SUN NOV 15 2009  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2258 CST ON NOVEMBER 14 AND  
AN ESTIMATED LAT OF 36.96N AND LON OF 91.26W. IF CONDITIONS BECOME  
UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR ROUND SPRING TO GAINESVILLE. THIS  
FRONT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING. AHEAD OF THE  
FRONT WINDS WILL BE SOUTH WITH A SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST BEHIND  
THE FRONT. THE FRONT COULD LIFT BACK NORTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH  
ANOTHER WIND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 74 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........S/NE  
CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 14  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TEMP............56 57 61 64 65 65  
RH..............93 96 86 79 76 78  
20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 5 E 5 E 5 SE 6 SE 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 15 15  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 1100 2000 2600 2100  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6 W 5 S 5 S 7 S 12 S 16  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 94 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7  
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
WIND SHIFT..........NE/SE  
CHANCE OF PRECIP....90 PERCENT.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY  
WEATHER COV.....PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TEMP............61 59 58 57 56 56  
RH..............89 93 94 94 94 93  
20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 NE 2 N 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 5 5  
MIX HGT (FT)....900 500 500 600 600 600  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 21 S 23 S 23 S 22 S 20 S 17  
CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 90 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........SE/NE  
CHANCE OF PRECIP....90 PERCENT.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY  
WEATHER COV.....PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TEMP............55 54 54 54 54 53  
RH..............90 93 92 91 92 93  
20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (FT)....700 700 700 500 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 13 SW 10 W 10 W 14 W 17  
CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3  
 
 
FORECASTER...ANGLE  
REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE NAZARENKO  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 20091114.CURVE.01/SGF  
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