FNUS73 KLSX 091524
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ICC...ST. CHARLES COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1024 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST TODAY.
WINDS WILL BE QUITE LIGHT THIS MORNING INCREASING SLIGHTLY BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RISE QUICKLY LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
                    TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT WIND THIS MORNING LESS THAN 3 MPH...
                    BECOMING WEST AROUND 4 TO 5 MPH IN AFTERNOON.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS WEST AT 3 TO 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    WEST 5-7 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...5600 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (5247 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...GLASS
REQUESTED BY...FORESTRY SUPERVISOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100409.ICC__.01/LSX