FNUS73 KLSX 281232
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BROEMMELSIEK PARK...ST. CHARLES COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
732 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 CDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH AREA AT THIS TIME WILL CAUSE CURRENT WEST
WIND TO BECOME NORTHWEST AND THEN NORTH THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON
...WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 81.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WEST TO NORTHWEST 2 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .4
WIND...20 FT........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WIND AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......SURFACE BASED INVERSION/NO MIXING AT IGNITION...
                    5700 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (9866 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....EAST WIND 2 TO 3 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .4
WIND...20 FT........EAST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .4
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHEAST WIND 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 17 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (12035 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...TRUETT
REQUESTED BY...NATURAL RESOURCE SUPERVISOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120328.BROEM.01/LSX