FNUS73 KLSX 021907
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUNNING BUFFALO...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
107 PM CST WED MAR 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1315 CST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL GRADUALLY VEER TO THE EAST BY THIS
EVENING...AND THEN TO THE SOUTHEAST ON THURSDAY.  THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN
WILL BEGIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .3
WIND...20 FT........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FEET AT MAX HEATING THIS AFTERNOON
                    (3-4 PM).
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 14 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (3770 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....EAST WIND 2 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .3
WIND...20 FT........EAST WIND 6 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST WIND 2 TO 3 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .3
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHEAST WIND 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 23 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (6284 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...TRUETT
REQUESTED BY...CHRISS WOODS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110302.RUNNI.01/LSX