265  
FNUS73 KLSX 311200  
FWSLSX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PENALTY BOX UNIT...ST. LOUIS COUNTY PARKS FORESTRY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
700 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 31.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
RADAR ESTIMATES SUGGEST THE BURN AREA MAY HAVE SEEN 0.10 TO  
0.20 INCHES OF RAINFALL YESTERDAY. OVERCAST SKIES WILL PREVAIL  
THROUGH LATE MORNING WITH CLOUDS BREAKING UP AND DECREASING IN  
THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE RATHER HIGH ONLY  
FALLING TO 45 PERCENT LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.  
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 TO 10 MPH.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH USING A 0.4  
ADJUSTMENT FACTOR.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE MAX 4400 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /6870 M/S-M/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /8960  
M/S-M/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM  
SKY (%).........98 86 57 34 18 13  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............43 48 54 55 53 47  
RH..............63 54 47 45 48 58  
20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 10 NW 9 NW 8 N 5 N 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 13 11 9 7  
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 NW 4 N 2 N 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 6 5 4 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.4 4.2 4.4 0.9 0.5  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 16 N 15 N 15 N 14 N 8 N 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..44 44 55 53 6 3  
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR FAIR FAIR FAIR POOR POOR  
 
 
FORECASTER...GLASS  
REQUESTED BY...JASON PRATTE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2508452.0/LSX  
.DELDT 03/31/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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