FNUS73 KLSX 151341
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR 829 FIRE...MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
841 AM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0744 CDT ON JUNE 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COUPLE OF HOT DAYS ARE ON TAP FOR THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY
AND WITH A SLOW RESPONSE TO AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE ANTICIPATED...
THIS WILL ALLOW HUMIDITIES TO DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT TODAY AND
35 PERCENT SATURDAY FOR MANY AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
FORTUNATELY...NO WIND SHIFTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS AS 20FT SPEEDS REMAIN BELOW 12 MPH AREAWIDE.  THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATER TONIGHT FOR SECTIONS OF
NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AND FOR THE REST OF THE REGION
LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 8 MPH.
LOWEST RH 45 TO 50 PERCENT.

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH AROUND 90. SOUTH WIND 8 TO 12 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 15 MPH. LOWEST RH 35 TO 40 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 90. LOWEST RH
35 TO 40 PERCENT. SOUTH WIND 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WIND
5 TO 8 MPH. LOWEST RH NEAR 35 PERCENT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 92.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NEARLY CALM WIND EARLY THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
WIND...20 FT........LIGHT WIND THROUGH MID MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH BY NOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (8012 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 65.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NEARLY CALM.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT FROM MID EVENING THROUGH THE
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 92.
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NEARLY CALM EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH
                    2 TO 5 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........LIGHT WIND EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH
                    6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (14988 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...GLASS
REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE NAZARENKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120615.829FI.01/LSX