FNUS73 KLSX 182238
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD AREA...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
538 PM CDT THU MAR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1805 CDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
OBSERVED TEN HOUR FUEL MOISTURE AT STATIONS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI HAS FALLEN TO AROUND 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.  HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB ABOVE NORMAL ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT WITH DEEP MIXING
HEIGHTS.  A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY USHERING IN COOLER TEMPERATURES
WITH WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
                    TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...
                    7400 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY GOOD (18633 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...CVKING
REQUESTED BY...JIM SIEVEKING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100319.WILDA.03/LSX