FNUS73 KLSX 061217
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK TWAIN LAKE...CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
717 AM CDT THU MAY 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CORRECTION TO PREVIOUS FORECAST...

.DISCUSSION...
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WILL SEE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70
TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY...BEFORE COMING TO AN END. EAST WINDS
TO BECOME SOUTHERLY AS THE WARM FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...THEN
EVENTUALLY SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
                    TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST AT 2.4 MPH AT IGNITION.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WIND 8 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AT IGNITION...4400 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (6944 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...BYRD
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN MEHRER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100506.MARKT.01/LSX