FNUS73 KLSX 091345
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WATERFALL POINT...MODNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
745 AM CST MON JAN 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON JANUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MILD TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE QUITE LOW THIS MORNING DUE TO
THE NOCTURNAL INVERSION...BUT SHOULD STEADILY RISE THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE WEST.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WINDS WEST AT 4 MPH AT MAX HEATING.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT MAX HEATING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT IGNITION/2800 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (6158 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
WIND...20 FT........WEST WIND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH AT 3 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........LIGHT WIND UNTIL LATE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (1759 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...CVKING
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE SCHUETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120109.WATER.01/LSX