FNUS73 KLSX 151256 FWSLSX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOGAN UNIT E...MDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 756 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TODAY ALONG WITH A THREAT OF SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. THE GREATEST CHANCE OF STORMS WILL RESIDE ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 1100...THEN 1-8 STRIKES UNTIL 1200...THEN 9-15 STRIKES. TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 82. RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....WINDS SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH. WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...5500 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (12914 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING. $$ FORECASTER...GLASS REQUESTED BY...ERIC MERRITT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120315.LOGAN.01/LSX