FNUS73 KLSX 031512
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARLOW MOUNTAIN...MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
912 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0857 CST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST BELOW NORMAL THROUGH MONDAY
OVER THE AREA.  A WEAK STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN OR
SNOW IN AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ON SUNDAY.
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY BEFORE A COLD FRONT BRINGS
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT REQUEST...MAX 49.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS WEST AT 7 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE WEST
                    WIND 7 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AT AROUND NOON...7000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 29 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....EXCELLENT (27558 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WEST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND...20 FT........NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL LATE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING CALM DURING THE EVENING.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND...20 FT........LIGHT WIND EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 7
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 23 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY GOOD (21383 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST AT 2 TO 5 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.

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FORECASTER...BROWNING
REQUESTED BY...KATHY MILES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120303.MARLO.01/LSX