FNUS73 KLSX 101528
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARCOOT SOUTH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
928 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MILD TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MIDDLE 50S. HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS
MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
VARIABLE MUCH OF THE DAY. THE CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL INCREASE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH RAIN EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY
THIS EVENING.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND.
WIND...20 FT........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AT IGNITION...2000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (1885 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL RAIN.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND...20 FT........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................20 PERCENT IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........NORTHWEST WIND 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (6284 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...TILLY
REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE NAZARENKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120110.MARCO.01/LSX