FNUS73 KLSX 051305 FWSLSX SPOT FORECAST FOR DANIEL BOONE 4...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 805 AM CDT FRI APR 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY AND THEN MOVE TO THE EAST TONIGHT. IN THE PROCESS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHERLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................10 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....WIND NORTHEAST AT 1 MPH USING ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 0.2. WIND...20 FT........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WIND FROM MID MORNING UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FEET AT IGNITION...1600 FEET AT 1130 AM... 2500 FEET AT 1230 PM...4500 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING. TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 3 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....POOR (2136 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING. VENTILATION RATE IS NOT COMPUTED HOURLY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................10 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48. RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND AROUND 2 MPH. WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........N/A. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WIND......N/A. VENTILATION RATE....N/A. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................10 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND AROUND 3 MPH. WIND...20 FT........BREEZY. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 41 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....EXCELLENT (25562 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING. $$ FORECASTER...GOSSELIN REQUESTED BY...JEFF BAKAMEYER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130405.DANIE.01/LSX