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SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE WOODLAND...MDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
756 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THERE WILL BE A HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER TODAY.  WINDS WILL RAPIDLY
INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING...AND EXPECT SOUTHWEST TO
WEST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE
AFTERNOON.  UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND THIS STRONG MIXING
WILL CAUSE AFTERNOON RELATIVE TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S AND
LOWER 30S RANGE.

CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TOMORROW WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS
ONLY DROPPING INTO THE LOWER 40S.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WEST WIND 5 MPH...THIS IS FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEED
                    ONLY.  ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .3
WIND...20 FT........WINDS WEST AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    BREEZY. SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH CURRENTLY...
                    BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.  WIND WILL THEN  DECREASE TO
                    AROUND 11 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...5000 FT AGL AT
                    MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 32 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY GOOD (22137 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST WIND 2 TO 3 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .3
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHWEST WIND 8 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 4 TO 5 MPH...
                    ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .3
WIND...20 FT........BREEZY. WEST WIND 9 TO 10 MPH UNTIL LATE
                    MORNING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 31 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY GOOD (21273 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...TRUETT
REQUESTED BY...ERIC MERRITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120222.WHITE.01/LSX