FNUS73 KLSX 141356
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR 829...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
856 AM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0802 CDT ON JUNE 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
VERY LIGHT SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY.  MIXING HEIGHTS
WILL RISE TO AROUND 4800FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  A WARMING TREND WILL
BEGIN TODAY...CAUSING RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO FALL TO NEAR
25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AND DOWN TO BELOW 30 PERCENT ON
FRIDAY.  WIND WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY INTO THE WEEKEND
ALLOWING MORE MOISTURE BACK INTO THE REGION.  WIND WILL BE
INCREASING INTO THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.  THERE IS NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANCE FOR RAIN IN THE NEXT 7 DAYS...ALTHOUGH SOME
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY
AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

.EXTENDED FORECAST

SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 90.  SOUTHEAST WIND
AROUND 10 MPH.  LOWEST RH AROUND 45 PERCENT.

SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WIND AT
10 TO 15 MPH.  LOWEST RH AROUND 45 PERCENT.

MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH AROUND 90. SOUTH WIND AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE. LOWEST RH AROUND 35 PERCENT.

TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH AROUND 90. SOUTH WIND AT 10 TO 15 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE.  LOWEST RH AROUND 35 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH AROUND 90. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE.  LOWEST RH 40 PERCENT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT REQUEST...MAX 87.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AT
                    2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WIND DURING MID MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000FT DURING THE MORNING...4800 FT AGL AT
                    MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (7588 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHEAST 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.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND...20 FT........LIGHT WIND EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (8201 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...JP/JC
REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE NAZARENKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120614.829__.01/LSX