FNUS73 KLSX 051358
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE WOODLAND II...MDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
758 AM CST THU JAN 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.

SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ON FRIDAY BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH LATE IN THE DAY.  COOLER WEATHER WITH A LIGHT NORTHWEST WIND
WILL PREVAIL ON SATURDAY BEHIND THE FRONT...THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL
STILL BE AROUND 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WIND SOUTHWEST 4 TO 5 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........WIND SOUTHWEST AT 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...1500 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 23 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (4713 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST WIND 4 TO 5 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........NORTHWEST WIND 7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 25 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (6913 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...GLASS
REQUESTED BY...ERIC MERRITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120105.WHITE.01/LSX