FNUS73 KLSX 062236
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
536 PM CDT TUE APR 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1719 CDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI...
BUT WILL DO LITTLE TO HELP WITH THIS WILDFIRE. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN
MISSOURI THIS EVENING AND SPREAD EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE EASTWARD ON WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY BEHIND THE
FRONT.

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 1 AM...THEN 1-8 STRIKES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 13 TO 17 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 13 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LIKELY.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1-8 STRIKES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST WIND 11 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO 10 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHWEST WIND 11 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO 10 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (15350 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...BYRD
REQUESTED BY...TIM BRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100406.ANDER.01/LSX