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SPOT FORECAST FOR MDC - TEST...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1034 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE BURN AREA
THIS AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR SPRINKLE WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE
WIND WILL BECOME NORTH AND MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD RISE TO NEAR 4000
FT BY 3 PM.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................N/A.
TEMPERATURE.........84 AT IGNITION...MAX 86.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........WIND NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......WILL RISE TO AROUND 4000 FT AGL BY 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (5373 M 2/S).

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FORECASTER...GKS
REQUESTED BY...JIM SIEVEKING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090811.MDCTE.01/LSX