FNUS73 KLSX 251257
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK TWAIN LAKE...CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
657 AM CST WED FEB 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA ALLOWING TEMPERATURES
TO WARM INTO THE 50S AND 60S DURING THE DAY. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO INCREASE
THROUGH MIDWEEK AS GULF MOISTURE STREAMS BACK INTO THE REGION. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS A LARGE
STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE CENTER OF THE NATION.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1800 FT AT IGNITION...MAX 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (6363 M 2/S).

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