FNUS73 KLSX 141356 FWSLSX SPOT FORECAST FOR QUAIL...ST. CHARLES COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 756 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A VERY STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 10 AM AND 12 NOON...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH EXPECTED. DUE TO THESE SHIFTING WIND DIRECTIONS AND HIGH WIND SPEEDS BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED TODAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW DURING MID AND LATE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY GOOD (17911 M 2/S). $$ FORECASTER...TRUETT REQUESTED BY...FORESTRY SUPERVISOR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090114.QUAIL.18/LSX