FNUS73 KLSX 051352
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LREC...MO BOTANICAL GARDEN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
752 AM CST THU JAN 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON JANUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.  AS A RESULT...
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO 15 TO 25 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.  AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35 PERCENT ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION AS WELL.  THE WARM AND DRY WEATHER HAS RESULTED
IN 10 HOUR FUEL MOISTURE FALLING TO BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PERCENT.
.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WIND SOUTHWEST 3 TO 4 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........WIND SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...1500 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 24 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (4949 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...GLASS
REQUESTED BY...DEANNA ENGLISH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120105.LREC_.01/LSX