FNUS73 KLSX 151204
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK TWAIN LAKE...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
704 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TODAY ALONG WITH A THREAT OF
SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. THE GREATEST CHANCE
OF STORMS WILL RESIDE ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 1100...THEN 1-8 STRIKES UNTIL
                    1300...THEN 9-15 STRIKES.
TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 82.
RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...5800 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (12789 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...GLASS
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN MEHRER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120315.MARKT.01/LSX