FNUS73 KLSX 031611
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR A HWY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1111 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1047 CDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING
THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.  OTHERWISE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE
RELATIVELY LIGHT WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 50
PERCENT.  THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECT TO DECREASE
TONIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................16-25 STRIKES UNTIL 1800...THEN 9-15 STRIKES.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHWEST WIND 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (3645 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................9-15 STRIKES UNTIL 2400...THEN NO TSTMS UNTIL
                    0100...THEN 9-15 STRIKES.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59.
RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

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FORECASTER...BRITT
REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE NAZARENKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120403.AHWY_.01/LSX