FNUS73 KLSX 131703
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARCOOT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1203 PM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1210 CDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SOUTHWEST WIND WILL BECOME SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON
WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES.  ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH LITTLE IF ANY
THREAT OF RAIN.  RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT
BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
                    TEMPERATURE.........78 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 8 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WIND 9 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...
                    5700 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (9411 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY GOOD (15884 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...GKS
REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE NAZARENKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100413.MARCO.01/LSX