FNUS73 KLSX 121642
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVERS PROJECT OFFICE...CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1142 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN WEDNESDAY OUT OF THE 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.
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTH WIND 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WIND 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    USED A 0.4 ADJUSTMENT.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WIND 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AT IGNITION...4600 FT AGL
                    AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 14 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (8672 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...BYRD
REQUESTED BY...BENJAMIN MCGUIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.RIVER.01/LSX