FNUS73 KLSX 081641 FWSLSX SPOT FORECAST FOR PIMVILLE PRAIRIE...MO DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1041 AM CST THU NOV 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CST ON NOVEMBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SUNNY AND MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI TODAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 40 PERCENT. ANOTHER DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY DAY IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...WITH INCREASED WINDS AND SLIGHTLY LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....WINDS SOUTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WIND 3 TO 4 MPH. GUST UP TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WIND 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION... 2000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....POOR (3142 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 2 TO 4 MPH. WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 6 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........N/A. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WIND......N/A. VENTILATION RATE....N/A. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................10 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66. RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL LATE MORNING INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL LATE MORNING INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 31 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (8484 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING. $$ FORECASTER...BRITT REQUESTED BY...TIM TURPIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121108.PIMVI.01/LSX