Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO

Home | Current Version | Previous Version | Text Only | Print | Product List | Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
000
FNUS53 KLSX 182050
FWFLSX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN/CENTRAL MO AND SOUTHWEST IL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
349 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.DISCUSSION...

A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
WHICH COULD ACT AS A FOCUS FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL SET IN ACROSS THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT ON SUNDAY...YIELDING MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S TO
NEAR 90 DEGREES...ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS FROM 20-25 MPH. SEVERAL ROUNDS
OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AS AN INCREDIBLY POTENT SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE PLAINS TOWARD
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

MOZ072-073-083-084-099-190900-
CRAWFORD MO-DENT MO-IRON MO-REYNOLDS MO-WASHINGTON MO-
INCLUDING...POTOSI/SALEM RANGER DISTRICT...SALEM
349 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           10           40           40
LOW/HIGH TEMP(F)      65-69        85-89        66-70        81-85
MAX/MIN RH(%)         93-98        44-49        85-90        47-52
TEMP (24H TREND)      66 (+7)      88 (+4)      67           84
RH % (24H TREND)      96 (-3)      46 (-11)     88           49
20FT WIND AM(MPH)                  S 6-10 G15                S 9-13 G17
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     SE 3-7       S 11-15 G20  S 8-12       S 9-13 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT(IN)     0.00         0.00         0.09         0.06
PRECIP DURATION(HR)   1            0            1            2
LAL                   3            1            3            3
1700FT MIXING TEMP                 82                        77
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4100                      3900
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S  9                      S 12
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 20                      S 26
VENT RATE (M^2/S)                  11140                     14308
                                   GOOD                      GOOD
HAINES INDEX                       5                         4

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE
UPPER 60S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGH AROUND 80. WIND
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 11 TO 15 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE
LOWER 60S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. WIND LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. WIND LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. WIND LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.

$$

MOZ074-075-085-190900-
MADISON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-
INCLUDING...FARMINGTON...FREDERICKTOWN RANGER DISTRICT
349 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           20           30
LOW/HIGH TEMP(F)      65-69        84-88        67-71        82-86
MAX/MIN RH(%)         92-97        47-52        85-90        46-51
TEMP (24H TREND)      66 (+6)      87 (+5)      68           85
RH % (24H TREND)      95 (-4)      49 (-8)      88           48
20FT WIND AM(MPH)                  S 5-9 G15                 S 9-13 G17
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 11-15 G20  S 7-11       S 10-14 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT(IN)     0.02         0.00         0.03         0.02
PRECIP DURATION(HR)   1            1            1            2
LAL                   3            2            3            3
1700FT MIXING TEMP                 83                        77
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4000                      4000
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S  8                      S 12
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 17                      S 28
VENT RATE (M^2/S)                  9571                      15088
                                   GOOD                      GOOD
HAINES INDEX                       5                         5

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW AROUND 70.
WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGH IN THE LOWER
80S. SOUTHWEST WIND 11 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE MID
60S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 60. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 60. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 50S. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.

$$

MOZ041-047>051-059-190900-
BOONE MO-CALLAWAY MO-COLE MO-GASCONADE MO-MONITEAU MO-
MONTGOMERY MO-OSAGE MO-
INCLUDING...CEDAR CREEK RANGER DISTRICT...COLUMBIA...
JEFFERSON CITY
349 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           70           50
LOW/HIGH TEMP(F)      65-69        86-90        64-68        81-85
MAX/MIN RH(%)         90-95        44-49        88-93        50-55
TEMP (24H TREND)      66 (+6)      89 (+4)      65           84
RH % (24H TREND)      93 (-4)      46 (-7)      91           52
20FT WIND AM(MPH)                  S 7-11 G16                S 9-13 G17
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     SE 4-8       S 11-15 G21  S 8-12       SW 9-13 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT(IN)     0.02         0.01         0.27         0.14
PRECIP DURATION(HR)   1            1            2            2
LAL                   3            3            4            3
1700FT MIXING TEMP                 83                        79
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4900                      4500
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S  9                      SW 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 21                      SW 23
VENT RATE (M^2/S)                  13527                     14057
                                   GOOD                      GOOD
HAINES INDEX                       4                         4

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY NIGHT...OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE
MID 60S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGH IN THE UPPER
70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOW AROUND 60. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. WIND LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. WIND LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 50S. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.

$$

ILZ058-098-099-MOZ052-060>065-190900-
CALHOUN IL-FRANKLIN MO-GREENE IL-JEFFERSON MO-JERSEY IL-
LINCOLN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-
WARREN MO-
INCLUDING...ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS...UNION
349 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           20           50           50
LOW/HIGH TEMP(F)      64-68        86-90        66-70        83-87
MAX/MIN RH(%)         91-96        44-49        85-90        47-52
TEMP (24H TREND)      65 (+4)      89 (+5)      67           86
RH % (24H TREND)      94 (-3)      46 (-7)      88           49
20FT WIND AM(MPH)                  SE 6-10 G15               S 9-13 G17
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     SE 3-7       S 11-15 G20  S 7-11       S 10-14 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT(IN)     0.02         0.00         0.10         0.06
PRECIP DURATION(HR)   1            1            1            2
LAL                   3            2            3            3
1700FT MIXING TEMP                 84                        80
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4500                      4500
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S  8                      S  9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 17                      S 21
VENT RATE (M^2/S)                  10593                     13140
                                   GOOD                      GOOD
HAINES INDEX                       4                         4

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE
UPPER 60S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGH AROUND 80. WIND
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 11 TO 15 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. LOW IN THE MID 60S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 60. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. WIND LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. WIND LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.

$$

ILZ059-060-064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-190900-
BOND IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL-MARION IL-
MONROE IL-MONTGOMERY IL-RANDOLPH IL-ST. CLAIR IL-WASHINGTON IL-
INCLUDING...BELLEVILLE...CHESTER...EDWARDSVILLE...LITCHFIELD...
SALEM...VANDALIA
349 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           20           40
LOW/HIGH TEMP(F)      63-67        85-89        67-71        83-87
MAX/MIN RH(%)         92-97        48-53        87-92        47-52
TEMP (24H TREND)      64 (+3)      88 (+5)      68           86
RH % (24H TREND)      95 (-4)      50 (-5)      90           49
20FT WIND AM(MPH)                  SE 5-9 G15                S 10-14 G18
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     SE 3-7       S 10-14 G20  S 7-11       S 11-15 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT(IN)     0.01         0.00         0.01         0.02
PRECIP DURATION(HR)   1            1            1            2
LAL                   3            2            3            3
1700FT MIXING TEMP                 82                        80
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4500                      4100
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S  7                      S 11
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 16                      S 24
VENT RATE (M^2/S)                  9658                      13362
                                   GOOD                      GOOD
HAINES INDEX                       4                         4

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW AROUND 70.
WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGH IN THE LOWER
80S. SOUTHWEST WIND 11 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE MID
60S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 60. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. WIND LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. WIND LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.

$$

ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-190900-
ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN MO-BROWN IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-
PIKE IL-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-SHELBY MO-
INCLUDING...BOWLING GREEN...HANNIBAL...MEXICO...QUINCY
349 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           70           50
LOW/HIGH TEMP(F)      64-68        84-88        64-68        80-84
MAX/MIN RH(%)         91-96        49-54        89-94        52-57
TEMP (24H TREND)      65 (+4)      87 (+4)      65           83
RH % (24H TREND)      94 (-3)      51 (-4)      92           54
20FT WIND AM(MPH)                  SE 8-12 G16               S 10-14 G17
20FT WIND PM(MPH)     SE 5-9       S 11-15 G20  S 7-11       SW 10-14 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT(IN)     0.03         0.01         0.20         0.11
PRECIP DURATION(HR)   1            2            2            2
LAL                   3            3            4            3
1700FT MIXING TEMP                 81                        79
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4600                      4300
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                S  8                      SW  9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 17                      SW 21
VENT RATE (M^2/S)                  11113                     12028
                                   GOOD                      GOOD
HAINES INDEX                       3                         3

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE MID
60S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGH IN THE UPPER
70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOW AROUND 60. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. WIND LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 50S. WIND LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. WIND LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. WIND LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH AROUND 70. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

JP





USA.gov is the U.S. government's official web portal to all federal, state and local government web resources and services.