FNUS73 KLSX 291734
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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST END...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1234 PM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1222 CDT ON JUNE 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY AND ON SATURDAY...
PARTICULARLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70.

RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB BACK ABOVE 100 DEGREES
OVER THE AREA THE NEXT TWO DAYS.  RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL
BACK BELOW 25 PERCENT OVER MOST OF THE AREA.  THE MODERATE TO SEVERE
DROUGHT WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FORECAST 10 HOUR DRY FUELS IN
THE 5 TO 6 PERCENT RANGE TODAY.

THE ONLY CHANCE FOR RAIN THE NEXT 7 DAYS WILL BE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TO THE SOUTH OF A STATIONARY
FRONT BEFORE IT MOVES BACK NORTH INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST ON SUNDAY.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........101 AT REQUEST...MAX 104.
RH..................26 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND 1 TO 2 MPH USING A WIND
                    ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 0.2
WIND...20 FT........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WIND 6 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL CURRENTLY...8300 FT AGL AT MAX
                    HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (12333 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 72.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT WIND.
WIND...20 FT........LIGHT WIND.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 100.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST WIND 1 TO 2 MPH USING A WIND ADJUSTMENT
                    FACTOR OF 0.2
WIND...20 FT........LIGHT WIND EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (13119 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...BYRD
REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE NAZARENKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120629.EASTE.01/LSX