FNUS73 KLSX 171520 FWSLSX SPOT FORECAST FOR LREC...MO BOTANICAL GARDEN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 920 AM CST THU NOV 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON NOVEMBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN DRY AND COOL WEATHER TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON FRIDAY WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES AND A CONTINUATION OF LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. .TONIGHT... CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....8 TO 9 MPH AT IGNITION AND 10 TO 13 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WIND 14 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...2600 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 33 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (11626 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING. $$ FORECASTER...GLASS REQUESTED BY...DEANNA ENGLISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111118.LREC_.01/LSX