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FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK TWAIN LAKE...CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
746 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SIGNIFICANT WARM UP IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH
INTO MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WIND SOUTH AT 3 MPH USING A ADJUSTMENT
                    FACTOR OF 0.3.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WIND 9 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AT IGNITION...4100 FT AGL AT MAX
                    HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (11013 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...GKS
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN MEHRER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110316.MARKT.01/LSX