FNUS73 KLSX 161347
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROADSIDE UNIT...MODNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
747 AM CST FRI NOV 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA INTO SUNDAY BRINGING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS TO MOST OF THE AREA.  MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 30 AND 40 PERCENT THE NEXT TWO DAYS WITH POOR
VENTILATION RATES AS AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS ARE AROUND 2000 FEET OR
LESS.  THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL NOT BE UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WINDS EAST AT 1 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WIND USING THE WIND FACTOR ADJUSTMENT
                    OF 0.3.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS EAST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WIND.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AT IGNITION...
                    2200 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 3 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (1021 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 86 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.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT WIND UNTIL LATE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON USING THE WIND FACTOR ADJUSTMENT
                    OF 0.3.
WIND...20 FT........LIGHT WIND UNTIL LATE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (2136 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...GKS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE SCHUETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121116.ROADS.02/LSX