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SPOT FORECAST FOR PAINTED ROCK...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
809 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.WEDNESDAY...

TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (5326 M 2/S).

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