FNUS73 KLSX 131140
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR REIFSNIDER...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
640 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY APRIL DAY IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA...WITH
SUNNY SKIES AND SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS.
PERCENT BOTH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 82.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 4 TO 8 MPH FROM IGNITION TIME INTO
                    EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...RAPIDLY INCREASING
                    DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...
                    REACHING 5600 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (9678 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...TRUETT
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BAKAMEYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100413.REIFS.01/LSX