FNUS73 KLSX 261506
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORTUNE HOLLOW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1006 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY BECOME
SOUTHERLY BY TUESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST TO AROUND 20
MPH ON TUESDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING
A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...ADJUSTMENT
                    FACTOR .3
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AT IGNITION...6200 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (9694 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WINDS SOUTH AT 2 TO 3 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .3
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 3 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTINESS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .3
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 9 TO 11 MPH UNTIL LATE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 31 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....VERY GOOD (22891 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...BYRD
REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE NAZARENKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120326.FORTU.01/LSX