FNUS73 KLSX 071433
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
933 AM CDT WED APR 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0910 CDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM COLUMBIA TO BRANSON AND IS MOVING
EASTWARD.  THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH REYNOLDS COUNTY
AROUND 1 PM...CAUSING THE WINDS TO SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH TO THE
WEST.  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE FRONT WHICH
COULD CAUSE LOCALLY VARIABLE WINDS WITH STRONGER GUSTS.  LOWEST
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 50 PERCENT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................9-15 STRIKES UNTIL 1300...THEN 16-25 STRIKES.
                    TEMPERATURE.........67 AT REQUEST...MAX 73.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST WIND 12 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND EARLY AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND
                    10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH AT 13 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WIND 12 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND EARLY AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND
                    10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...
                    2900 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (7290 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 12 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST WIND 9 TO 11 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........NORTHWEST WIND 9 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (14815 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

$$

FORECASTER...BRITT
REQUESTED BY...TIM BRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100407.ANDER.01/LSX