FNUS73 KLSX 241138
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR REIFSNIDER BURN...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
638 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT WILL STAY JUST NORTH OF YOUR BURN LOCATION
TODAY.  THE WIND FORECAST IS DIFFICULT DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THIS
FRONT.  WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE SOUTH THIS MORNING...
BUT SHIFT TO THE EAST OR EAST-NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON.  BECAUSE THE
FRONT IS WEAK AND SLOW MOVING AT THIS TIME...GIVING YOU A MORE
PRECISE WIND SHIFT TIME IS NOT POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AT IGNITION...1800 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
                    NOTE...MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHT MAY NOT OCCUR
                    UNTIL 3-4 PM AND COULD FALL RAPIDLY AS THE FRONT
                    DRIFTS CLOSER TO THE AREA.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (2828 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

$$

FORECASTER...CARNEY
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BAKAMEYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.REIFS.01/LSX