FNUS73 KLSX 121256
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR 829...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
756 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0743 CDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOLER AND LESS HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT
AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN TO THE GREAT LAKES REGION.
MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO
BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...HOWEVER WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 10 MILES PER HOUR.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTH WIND AROUND 2 MPH USING A WIND ADJUSTMENT
                    FACTOR OF 0.2.
WIND...20 FT........NORTH WIND 6 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 14 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (10181 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTH WIND AROUND 1 MPH EARLY IN THIS EVENING
                    USING THE WIND FACTOR ADJUSTMENT OF 0.2.
WIND...20 FT........NORTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT WIND EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING EAST AROUND
                    1 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON USING A WIND
                    ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 0.2.
WIND...20 FT........LIGHT WIND EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING EAST 5
                    TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (4006 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...GKS
REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE NAZARENKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120612.829__.01/LSX