FNUS73 KLSX 031353
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CUIVRE RIVER SP...MODNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
753 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 CST ON JANUARY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY TODAY.  RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA LATE TONIGHT SHIFTING THE WIND BACK TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST
FOR WEDNESDAY...BUT SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL RETURN FOR THURSDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........19 AT IGNITION...MAX 37.
RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NEARLY CALM AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME...2400 FT AGL AT MAX
                    HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (3377 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHWEST WIND 9 TO 11 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO 10 MPH LATE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........NORTHWEST WIND 8 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (5184 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...GLASS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE SCHUETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120103.CUIVR.01/LSX