FNUS73 KLSX 041722
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST LAKE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1122 AM CST THU MAR 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER AND LIGHT WINDS TO THE REGION
TODAY ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO WARM TO INTO THE LOW 50S. THE
MIXING HEIGHT WILL BE AROUND 2500 FT AGL AT THE TIME OF IGNITION
AND INCREASE TO AROUND 4100 FT AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH THE MIXED LAYER ALLOWING FOR POOR
VENTILATION RATES.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION
                    ...OTHERWISE NORTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION
                    ...AROUND 4100 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND...20 FT........NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    ...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A.

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FORECASTER...SIPPRELL
REQUESTED BY...JERRY SOARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100304.LOSTL.01/LSX