FNUS73 KLSX 291645
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR REIFSNIDER...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1145 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE MIDWEST THIS WEEK...
BRINGING DRY AND WARMER WEATHER WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED
BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 30
PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...WITH
WIND SPEEDS INCREASING WHICH WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER
RISK DURING THIS PERIOD.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL AT IGNITON...5500 AT MAX HEATING
                    TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (8751 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...JPK
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BAKAMEYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100330.REIFS.01/LSX