FNUS73 KLSX 261219
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHERWOOD PRAIRIE...MODNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
719 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY BECOME
SOUTHERLY BY TUESDAY...AND BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THESE SOUTH WINDS WILL
BE GUSTING TO AROUND 20 MPH.  AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING
A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
TUESDAY NIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....EAST WIND 2 TO 3 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .3
WIND...20 FT........WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WIND EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING EAST 6
                    TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...
                    5100 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (8735 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST WIND 3 TO 4 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .3
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHEAST WIND 11 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTINESS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .3
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 11 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH UNTIL LATE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 14 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 32 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....EXCELLENT (23850 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...TRUETT
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE SCHUETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120326.SHERW.01/LSX