FNUS73 KLSX 161511 FWSLSX SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNSON STATE PARK...STATE PARK VIA NWS LSX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1011 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1020 CDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RATHER LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........LOW CLOUDS BURNING OFF...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................80 PERCENT AT IGNITION...AFTERNOON MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....WEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH AT IGNITION...VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WIND...20 FT........WINDS WEST NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...VARIABLE AT 5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FEET AGL AT IGNITION...MAX THIS AFTERNOON OF 4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....POOR (4414 M 2/S)....DUE TO LOW TRANSPORT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...TRUETT REQUESTED BY...FIRE WEATHER FOCAL POINT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090316.JOHNS.01/LSX