FNUS73 KLSX 081510
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANNON BURN PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
910 AM CST FRI MAR 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FAIRLY STEADY SOUTHEAST WIND IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TODAY AND INTO
TONIGHT...BRINGING WARMER TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA.   HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE
ON THE INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT...
BUT ANY THREAT OF RAIN SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WIND SOUTHEAST 4 TO 5 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .5
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WIND 8 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AT IGNITION...1500 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 18 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (3770 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST WIND 4 TO 5 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .5
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHEAST WIND 8 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 5 TO 8 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .5
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 32 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (9678 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...TRUETT
REQUESTED BY...CANDY CHAMBERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130308.CANNO.01/LSX