FNUS73 KLSX 081911
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK TWAIN LAKE...CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
111 PM CST THU JAN 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1320 CST ON JANUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY BRINGING DRY WEATHER
ALONG WITH A WEST WIND.  MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE LOW AND SMOKE TRANSPORT
WILL BE POOR.


.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 31.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE BY LATE AFTERNOON
WIND...20 FT........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY LATE AFTERNOON
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (4634 M 2/S).

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FORECASTER...GLASS
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN MEHRER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090108.MARKT.01/LSX