FNUS73 KLSX 122046
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK TWAIN LAKE...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
346 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOOK FOR A WEAK COLD FRONT TO STALL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WITH A LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WIND TO START THE DAY ON TUESDAY. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY LIFT
BACK NORTH BY AFTERNOON WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH EXPECTED. THE SKY
SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS FALLING TO NEAR 35 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST WIND BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........LIGHT WIND AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...3700 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (4682 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...CVKING
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN MEHRER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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