FNUS73 KLSX 061352
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUGAR CREEK GLADE...MODNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
752 AM CST WED FEB 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED IN ILLINOIS WILL RETREAT TO
THE EAST TODAY RESULTING IN SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS. SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...3000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (4697 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 95 PERCENT.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 8 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 59 PERCENT.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL LATE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 11 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 17 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (6960 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...GLASS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE SCHUETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130206.SUGAR.01/LSX