FNUS73 KLSX 101232 FWSLSX SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH RIDGE SOUTH...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 632 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0650 CST ON JANUARY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MILD TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 50S. HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE MUCH OF THE DAY...WITH POOR VENTILATION DUE TO LOW MIXING HEIGHTS AND LIGHT WIND SPEEDS ALOFT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....WIND WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE MUCH OF THE DAY. WIND...20 FT........WIND WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE MUCH OF THE DAY. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....POOR (1885 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING. $$ FORECASTER...CVKING REQUESTED BY...ROXIE CAMPBELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120110.HIGHR.02/LSX