FNUS73 KLSX 142046
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARCOOT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
346 PM CDT WED APR 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1605 CDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

PRESCRIBED BURN AREA HAS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 20
PERCENT AND SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH...GUSTING AS HIGH AS 21
MPH. TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 83 DEGREES AND DEWPOINTS HAVE
BOTTOMED OUT IN THE UPPER 30S.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 4 MPH (USING A 0.3 REDUCTION).
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH...GUSTING TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......CURRENTLY AROUND 7000FT AGL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 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.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST WIND 6 TO 11 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHWEST WIND 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....EXCELLENT (25971 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...CVKING
REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE NAZARENKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100414.MARCO.02/LSX