FNUS73 KLSX 171518
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  JOE STATE PARK...STATE PARK VIA NWS LSX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1016 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 MAKE FOR AN UNSEASONABLY WARM DAY...
WITH LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE BY MID AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION, 4300 FT AGL MAX THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (9521 M 2/S).

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FORECASTER...TRUETT
REQUESTED BY...FIRE WEATHER FOCAL POINT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090317.STJOE.01/LSX