FNUS73 KLSX 031314
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOOTING STAR GLADE UNIT...MODNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
814 AM CDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTH-NORTHEAST FLOW WILL VEER TO THE EAST TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES
FROM THE MIDWEST TO THE OHIO VALLEY.  THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN ACROSS
PARTS OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS LATE TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE DEEP SOUTH.  WIND WILL BE
LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND EARLY...THEN EAST
                    2 TO 3 MPH LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
                    ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .3
WIND...20 FT........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WIND 6 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...4800 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 12 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (7525 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....EAST 2 TO 3 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN LIGHT.
                    ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .3
WIND...20 FT........EAST WIND 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT WIND.
WIND...20 FT........LIGHT WIND.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (3362 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...TRUETT
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE SCHUETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.SHOOT.01/LSX