FNUS73 KLSX 151356
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLARENCE CANNON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
856 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AT IGNITION 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.  TEN HOUR FUEL MOISTURE AT ASHLAND MISSOURI FELL
TO AROUND 5 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST WIND 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND EARLY AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHWEST WIND 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND EARLY AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MORNING INVERSION WILL LIMIT MIXING WITH RAPID
                    RISING BY LATE MORNING...7800 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY GOOD (23237 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...BRITT
REQUESTED BY...CANDY CHAMBERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100415.CLARE.02/LSX