FNUS73 KLSX 151359 FWSLSX SPOT FORECAST FOR ANHYDROUS ACCIDENT...USCOE VIA NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 859 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0843 CDT ON APRIL 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AT ACCIDENT SITE ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY LATE THIS MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 50 PERCENT WILL DROP QUICKLY LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....84. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. WIND...20 FT........SOUTHWEST WIND 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....EXCELLENT (25185 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING. $$ FORECASTER...BRITT REQUESTED BY...JIM SIEVEKING TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100415.ANHYD.01/LSX