FNUS73 KLSX 121200
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK TWAIN LAKE...CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
700 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.  WINDS WILL PICK UP
ON WEDNESDAY OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH.  AFTERNOON
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP
INTO THE MIDDLE 30 PERCENT RANGE.  THE NEXT CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION WILL BE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTH WIND 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WIND. USED A 0.4 ADJUSTMENT.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS NORTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WIND.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...
                    4600 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (4352 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST WIND 3 MPH. USED A 0.4 ADJUSTMENT.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHEAST WIND 6 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (5184 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...TES
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TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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