FNUS73 KLSX 021215
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK TWAIN LAKE...CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
715 AM CDT FRI APR 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY ACROSS MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION.
WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 1300...THEN 1-8 STRIKES.
                    TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 14 TO 17 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH AT 14-17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...3800 FT AGL AT
                    MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 33 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY GOOD (18429 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...KANOFSKY
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN MEHRER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100402.MARKT.01/LSX