FNUS73 KLSX 301450
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAINTED ROCK LONG RIDGE...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
950 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION ALLOWING SOUTHERLY WINDS
TO INCREASE TO 10 TO 14 MPH TODAY.  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP
QUICKLY LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH MIXING HEIGHTS RISING
QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. TEN HOUR FUEL MOISTURE DROPPED INTO THE
6 TO 9 PERCENT RANGE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI.


.REST OF TODAY...

                    TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 10 TO 12 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WIND 12 TO 14 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...4300 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 23 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (13511 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...GLASS
REQUESTED BY...AARON HOLSAPPLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100330.PAINT.01/LSX