FNUS73 KLSX 091255
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOGAN GLADE...MDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
755 AM CDT TUE APR 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVE SLOWLY
EASTWARD THROUGH OUR AREA.  THE SOUTHERLY WIND WILL BECOME WESTERLY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AFTER PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT...AND BRING COOLER
AIR INTO THE REGION.  TEN HOUR DRY FUEL MOISTURE YESTERDAY WAS
BETWEEN 11 AND 15 PERCENT.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 79.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WIND 11 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 24
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500F FT AT IGNITION...
                    3900 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 29 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (15334 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN OCCASIONAL
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 64.
RH..................MAX 91 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 3 TO 5 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHWEST WIND 7 TO 11 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (11642 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...BRITT
REQUESTED BY...ERIC MERRITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130409.LOGAN.01/LSX