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SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE ELK PARK...ST. LOUIS COUNTY PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
416 AM CST MON FEB 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN AGAIN TODAY. SURFACE WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY BECOME EASTERLY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE HIGH PRESSURE
CENTER MOVES EAST. VENTILATION RATES WILL BE POOR TODAY DUE TO THE RIDGE
AXIS LINGERING OVER THE AREA TODAY. RATES WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY ON
TUESDAY...BUT STILL CONSIDERED POOR DUE TO THE LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........32 AT IGNITION...MAX 37.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (1366 M 2/S).

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FORECASTER...TILLY
REQUESTED BY...HOGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090223.LONEE.01/LSX