FNUS73 KLSX 031447
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRASSLAND EAST...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
847 AM CST FRI DEC 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CST ON DECEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT SATURDAY MORNING. THE WIND WILL SHIFT FROM EAST
TODAY...TO SOUTHEAST TONIGHT...AND FINALLY TO THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 43.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....EAST-SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .4
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WIND 5 TO 6 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...1700 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (1869 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...TRUETT
REQUESTED BY...ROXIE CAMPBELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101203.GRASS.02/LSX