FNUS73 KLSX 292055
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVERS PROJECT OFFICE...CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
355 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.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTH WIND 2 TO 3 MPH USING A WIND ADJUSTMENT
                    FACTOR OF 0.4.
WIND...20 FT........NORTH WIND 6 TO 7 MPH.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (3959 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