FNUS73 KLSX 041235
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRM...ST. CHARLES COUNTY PARKS AND REC.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
635 AM CST WED MAR 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...SO WINDS TO
BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AND STRENGTHEN WITH WIND GUSTS TO
25 MPH BY THURSDAY. OTHERWISE...EXPECTING MORE CLOUD COVER
ON THURSDAY WHICH WILL LIMIT THE DROP IN DEW POINTS...KEEPING
RH VALUES HIGHER.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (4723 M 2/S) AT IGNITION...
                    MAX FAIR (7462 M 2/S).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....BREEZY. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........BREEZY. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY GOOD (16764 M 2/S).

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FORECASTER...TES
REQUESTED BY...FORESTRY SUPERVISOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090304.BRM__.01/LSX