FNUS73 KLSX 051826
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HICKORY GROVE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
126 PM CDT FRI NOV 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1307 CDT ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOWEST HUMIDITY VALUES
FALLING TO AROUND 27-30 PERCENT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA
TONIGHT WITH WINDS RAPIDLY DIMINISHING NEAR SUNSET AND BECOMING LIGHT
AND VARIABLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT REQUEST...MAX 47.
RH..................33 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WIND NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 21 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (14800 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 2 MPH EARLY THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
WIND...20 FT........NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE FROM MID EVENING THROUGH
                    THE OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND.
WIND...20 FT........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (2466 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...GLASS
REQUESTED BY...TIM BRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101105.HICKO.01/LSX