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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOGAN  UNIT D...MDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
758 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND EAST
CENTRAL MISSOURI AS THERE IS AN INCREASED DANGER FOR UNCONTROLLED
FIRES. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 15 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 25 MPH BY 11 AM.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT BY EARLY
AFTERNOON AS MIXING HEIGHTS INCREASE RAPIDLY.

SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY
HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 12 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...
                    4000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (13119 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 8 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 8 TO 14 MPH UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON
                    INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 28 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (11045 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...BRITT
REQUESTED BY...GARY CALVERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100331.LOGAN.01/LSX