FNUS73 KLSX 030402
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARLOW MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1002 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2145 CST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE STORM SYSTEM WHICH IMPACTED THE AREA TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO EXIT
NORTHEASTWARD WITH WESTERLY WINDS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. THE WINDS
WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON SATURDAY AND BECOME GUSTY AS MIXING COMMENCES
WITH BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURE LEVELS
ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES
WILL THEN WARM TO ABOVE AVERAGE LEVELS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT REQUEST...MIN 32.
RH..................67 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 74 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WIND NORTHWEST AT 2 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WIND 2 TO 3 MPH USING THE WIND ADJUSTMENT
                    FACTOR OF 0.3.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON USING
                    THE WIND ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 0.3.
WIND...20 FT........NORTHWEST WIND 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 11 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 24 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (15397 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...GKS
REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE NAZARENKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120302.MARLO.01/LSX