FNUS73 KLSX 231148
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK TWAIN LAKE...CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
648 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY AND BECOME SOUTHERLY
THIS AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH THROUGH THE REGION.
THIS WARM FRONT WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM TO MOST OF THE AREA TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................1-8 STRIKES.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHEAST WIND AT 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (11563 M 2/S).

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FORECASTER...CVKING
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN MEHRER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.MARKT.01/LSX