FNUS73 KLSX 031431
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARTON FEN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
831 AM CST THU MAR 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...WHICH WILL SLOWLY BRING WARMER AIR
INTO THE AREA.  RAIN CHANCES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE
TONIGHT...WITH RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERSPREADING THE REGION FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHT.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY...CURRENT HIGH CLOUD COVER
                    SHOULD THIN A BIT BY IGNITION TIME/MIDDAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .3
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WIND 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...2000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (5027 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 91 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 2 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .3
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1-8 STRIKES.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 64 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 3 TO 4 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .3
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 29 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (9411 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...TRUETT
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WOODS  DFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110303.BARTO.01/LSX