FNUS73 KLSX 292028
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVERS PROJECT OFFICE...CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
328 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT
BRINGING MUCH OF THE AREA A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. A NORTH OR NORTHEAST
WIND CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
OVER MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN BUILDS SOUTHWARD INTO MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS
BEHIND THE STORM SYSTEM.  WEDNESDAY WILL BE DRY WITH CLOUDY AND COOL
CONDITIONS LINGERING OVER THE AREA. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE BI-STATE REGION ON THURSDAY BRINGING US A CHANCE OF RAIN.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT WIND UNTIL LATE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    ...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON USING THE WIND
                    ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 0.4.
WIND...20 FT........LIGHT WIND UNTIL LATE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (4320 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...GKS
REQUESTED BY...BEN MCGUIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110330.RIVER.01/LSX