FNUS73 KLSX 011447
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CB PRAIRIE...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
847 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON IN THE ST LOUIS AREA...WITH WINDS MUCH LOWER THAN THOSE OF
WEDNESDAY.  RAIN IS EXPECTED IN THE AREA LATER TONIGHT...PRIMARILY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....VARIABLE LESS THAN 2 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND FROM IGNITION TIME
                    UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTH AND THEN
                    SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 8 TO 9 MPH BY LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...3000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (3755 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...TRUETT
REQUESTED BY...MIKE CABY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120301.CBPRA.01/LSX