FNUS73 KLSX 011325
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK TWAIN LAKE...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
725 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE THROUGH THIS MORNING
RESULTING IN WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AND STRENGTHENING
SOME THIS AFTERNOON.  RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO
DROP INTO THE 20S AGAIN TODAY HOWEVER THE WIND SPEEDS WILL BE
MUCH LOWER THAN THEY WERE YESTERDAY.  CONDITIONS WILL APPROACH
RED FLAG FOR A FEW HOURS IN AREAS JUST TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
CENTRAL MISSOURI.  THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE LATE TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 1 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    USING A 0.3 ADJUSTMENT FACTOR.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WIND UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH DURING MID AND LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...
                    2200 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (2718 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...TES
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN MEHRER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120301.MARKT.01/LSX