FNUS73 KLSX 181419
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE RIVER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
919 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 CDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH THE PROPOSED PRESCRIBED BURN
AREA WITH WINDS NOW OUT OF THE NORTH/NORTHEAST. THERE IS AN
OUTSIDE CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM TO AROUND 60 DEGREES.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 6 PM.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST WIND AT AROUND 10 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...BROWNING
REQUESTED BY...GREGG PAINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090318.MIDDL.01/LSX