FNUS73 KLSX 061144 FWSLSX SPOT FORECAST FOR ICC...ST. CHARLES COUNTY PARKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 644 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE A BIT STRONGER TODAY THAN THEY HAVE BEEN THE PAST FEW DAYS. OTHERWISE, TODAY WILL BE ANOTHER MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY DAY. HIGH HUMIDITIES LEVELS OF EARLY THIS MORNING WILL QUICKLY DROP... WITH HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT BY MAX HEATING. FRIDAY WILL BE ANOTHER SUNNY AND DRY DAY, WITH ANOTHER SMALL INCREASE IN SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 84. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WIND 1-2 MPH (FULLY SHELTERED, ADJUSTMENT .2). WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WIND EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT IGNITION... 5500 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (13779 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 1-2 MPH (FULLY SHELTERED, ADJUSTMENT .2). WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 7 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........N/A. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WIND......N/A. VENTILATION RATE....N/A. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85. RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 2 TO 4 MPH (FULLY SHELTERED, ADJUSTMENT .2). WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 29 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY GOOD (21524 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING. $$ FORECASTER...TRUETT REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE SUPERVISOR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111006.ICC__.01/LSX