FNUS73 KLSX 101323
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIN OAK SINKHOLE...MODNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
723 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CST ON JANUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MILD TEMPERATURES CAN BE TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY
LIGHT TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM FROM THE SOUTH. SKIES
WILL START OUT SUNNY...BUT HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TONIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WIND WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
WIND...20 FT........WIND WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (1869 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
CWR.................20 PERCENT OF RAIN.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT WIND.
WIND...20 FT........LIGHT WIND.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 16 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (4399 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...CVKING
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE SCHUETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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