FNUS73 KLSX 171212 FWSLSX SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN CREEK MARK TWAIN LAKE...CORPS OF ENGINEERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 712 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS CLEAR SKIES AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL MAKE FOR AN UNSEASONABLY WARM DAY... WITH LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES. WINDS SHOULD HOLD OF UNTIL LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING GUSTY .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......AT IGNITION...APPROX 2000 FT AGL...MAX: 4400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....GOOD...MAX: 13731 M 2/S. $$ FORECASTER...MILLER REQUESTED BY...ALLEN MEHRER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090317.INDIA.01/LSX