FNUS73 KLSX 141352
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEWIS HOLLOW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
852 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE TAKING SHAPE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES OF OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS TODAY
WILL CAUSE THE WIND TO BECOME SOUTHEAST BY LATER THIS MORNING AND INCREASE
TO 10 TO 15 MPH. SOME WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S
THIS AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH. (PARTIAL SHELTER)
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...5600 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY GOOD (21132 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...CVKING
REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE NAZARENKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110414.LEWIS.01/LSX