FNUS73 KLSX 051304
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVERS PROJECT OFFICE...CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
804 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA ALLOWING WINDS TO BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY BY AFTERNOON ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE MIDDLE 50S TO MIDDLE 60S...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON.
THESE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BRING WARMER AIR INTO THE BI-STATE REGION
ON WEDNESDAY WITH ABOVE NORMAL HIGHS EXPECTED.  THE NEXT CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHWEST WIND 8 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 17 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST WIND 7 MPH AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNON WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WIND 9 TO 14
                    MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH AROUND MIDDAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...3400 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GLASS
REQUESTED BY...CHARLIE DEUTSCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110406.RIVER.01/LSX