FNUS73 KLSX 241427
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE WOODLAND...MDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
927 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 CDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING.  THE WIND
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY...BUT WILL BECOME LIGHT AND
VARIABLE BY MID-AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE MID-
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.  SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL RESUME THIS EVENING AS THE HIGH
MOVES INTO THE OHIO VALLEY.  LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GREAT
PLAINS TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO IOWA ON TUESDAY.  STRONG SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
WIND WILL AFFECT MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS TUESDAY PUSHING TEMPERATURES UP
INTO THE 80S.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTH WIND OF 2 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE IN THE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON...THEN SOUTH AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON USING A WIND ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF
                    0.3.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    LIGHT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...
                    THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AT IGNITION...RSING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (5483 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND AT 2 TO 3 MPH USING 0.3 WIND
                    ADJUSTMENT FACTOR.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

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FORECASTER...GKS
REQUESTED BY...ERIC MERRITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111024.WHITE.01/LSX