FNUS73 KLSX 231233
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVERS PROJECT OFFICE...CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
733 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RELATIVELY LIGHT WEST WIND WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY LATER
THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
EXPECTED. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL ALSO SLOWLY VEER TO THE
NORTHWEST AS A REINFORCING COLD FRONT SLIDES ACROSS THE AREA.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO NEAR 30 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
                    THE WIND WILL ALSO GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE
                    NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL ALSO GRADUALLY
                    SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTH WIND  5 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........NORTH WIND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...CVKING
REQUESTED BY...BEN MCGUIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110323.RIVER.01/LSX