FNUS73 KLSX 271321 FWSLSX SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE INDIAN CREEK...DEPT. OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 821 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... INCREASING SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY...BUT THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 82. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....WINDS SOUTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...WITH SOME GUSTINESS THIS AFTERNOON...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .2 WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WIND 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AT IGNITION...5100 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY GOOD TO VERY GOOD (20692-20707 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING. $$ FORECASTER...TRUETT REQUESTED BY...GUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120326.BARZS.01/LSX