FNUS73 KLSX 160340 FWSLSX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTHWOODS PRAIRIE...MODNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 940 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING NORTH TO NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH POSSIBLE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT DURING PEAK HEATING. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33. RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT. WIND...20 FT........NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 7 MPH DURING MID EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 46. RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL.....3 MPH USING ADJUSTMENT OF 0.3. WIND...20 FT........WINDS NORTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WIND AT 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...4000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING. TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 21 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (11186 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING. $$ REQUESTED BY...BRUCE SCHUETTE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111116.NORTH.01/LSX