FNUS73 KLSX 141246
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK TWAIN LAKE...CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
746 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT CAUSING
CLOUDS AND WIND SPEEDS TO DECREASE.  WINDS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING
WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTH NORTHEAST...BUT SHIFT
SLOWLY OUT OF THE NORTHEAST BY LATE MORNING.  TEN HOUR DRY
FUELS ON DRY DAYS HAVE FALLEN INTO THE 10-15 PERCENT RANGE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (5027 M 2/S).

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FORECASTER...BRITT
REQUESTED BY...SHELLY HOWALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090414.MARKT.02/LSX