FNUS73 KLSX 071357 FWSLSX SPOT FORECAST FOR REIFSNIDER BURN...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 857 AM CDT THU APR 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS OVER WESTERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS WILL MOVE EAST TODAY...INCREASING THE CHANCE OF RAIN OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. EASTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY AND SLOWLY INCREASE. THE 10 HOUR FUEL MOISTURE AT THE SULLIVAN RAWS SITE IS 13 PERCENT. THIS SITE FELL TO 6 PERCENT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....WINDS EAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WIND 4 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND...20 FT........WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WIND 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION... 2100 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING. TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 16 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....POOR (4650 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING. $$ FORECASTER...BRITT REQUESTED BY...JEFF BAKAMEYER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110407.REIFS.01/LSX