FNUS73 KLSX 022142 FWSLSX SPOT FORECAST FOR A HIGHWAY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 442 PM CDT MON APR 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1622 CDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE ACROSS THE REGION TOMORROW. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TO THE AREA FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 400 AM. THE NIGH CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 64. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 3 TO 4 MPH. WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........N/A. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WIND......N/A. VENTILATION RATE....N/A. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................60 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 0800...THEN 9-15 STRIKES UNTIL 1200...THEN 16-25 STRIKES UNTIL 1600...THEN 9-15 STRIKES. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79. RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT WIND EARLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH. WIND...20 FT........LIGHT WIND EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (7211 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING. $$ FORECASTER...GLASS REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE NAZARENKO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120402.AHIGH.01/LSX