FNUS73 KLSX 011854
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAINTED ROCK SE CORNER...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
154 PM CDT THU APR 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 CDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. WILL RESULT IN A PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY
FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY WARM AIR ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK
WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL...AND THIS WILL BE COUPLED WITH
DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA.  HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON
FRIDAY AS DEWPOINTS RISE AHEAD OF THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WHICH WILL BRING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

                    TEMPERATURE.........83 AT IGNITION...MAX 86.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 12 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    BREEZY. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 24 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...3700 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 26 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (7525 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....57.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.FRIDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 10 TO 16 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 39 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....EXCELLENT (25751 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...BROWNING
REQUESTED BY...AARON HOLSAPPLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100401.PAINT.01/LSX