FNUS73 KLSX 061333
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DELBRIDGE SOUTH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
733 AM CST SAT MAR 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH HAS BEEN CONTROLLING
OUR WEATHER FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS HAS MOVED INTO THE OHIO
VALLEY.  AS OF 700 AM...THE WIND IN YOUR AREA IS VERY LIGHT
FROM THE SOUTHEAST.  I EXPECT THE WIND TO TURN TO THE SOUTH
BETWEEN 900 AM AND 1000 AM.  THE WIND MAY BRIEFLY BECOME
SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY (190-200 DEGREES) BETWEEN 1100 AM AND
NOON BUT WILL SWING BACK TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT WILL BE BELOW 1000 FT AT TIME OF IGNITION BUT
SHOULD RISE RAPIDLY TO 1600 FT BY 1100 AM AS TEMPERATURES
WARM.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
                    TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AT IGNITION
                    3000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (2718 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (7415 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...CARNEY
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WOODS  DFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100306.DELBR.01/LSX