FNUS73 KLSX 081255
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KESSLER WEST...MDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
755 AM CDT MON APR 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE REGION TODAY.  TEMPERATURES WILL BE
WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH INCREASING HUMIDITY VALUES THROUGH TUESDAY.
ISOLATED STORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TOMORROW
BEFORE THEY BECOME WIDESPREAD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.  A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO FALL BACK BELOW NORMAL FOR LATE IN THE WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WIND 3 TO 5 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 8 MPH USING A WIND FACTOR ADJUSTMENT
                    OF 0.4. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WIND 8 TO 11 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AT IGNITION...4200 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (10589 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND AROUND 3 MPH USING A WIND FACTOR ADJUSTMENT
                    OF 0.4. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

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FORECASTER...GKS
REQUESTED BY...ADAM JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130408.KESSL.01/LSX