FNUS73 KLSX 051259
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MINNINGHAW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
759 AM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0752 CDT ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH GUSTS IN THE
15-25 MPH RANGE EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI DURING THE
AFTERNOON.  THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO BE TRANSPORTING HIGHER
DEWPOINTS INTO THE AREA...KEEPING AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS FROM DROPPING
TO CRITICAL LEVELS.  THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...BUT THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
THIS WET WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK...WITH COOLER
AND DRIER CONDITIONS FORECAST TO RETURN NEXT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST 7 MPH. PARTIALLTY SHEILDED FACTOR 0.3.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHEAST WIND 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (9301 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 7 MPH. PARTIALLY SHIELDED FACTOR 0.3
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 10 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 10 MPH. PARTIALLY SHIELDED FACTOR 0.3
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 26 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (8248 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...JPK
REQUESTED BY...SANDY M
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111105.MINNI.01/LSX