FNUS73 KLSX 261202
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK TWAIN LAKE...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
702 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 ON TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10-14 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....EAST-SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR
                    .4
WIND...20 FT........WINDS EAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WIND EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION AT IGNITION...
                    5300 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (10919 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...TRUETT
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN MEHRER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120326.MARKT.01/LSX