FNUS73 KLSX 281252
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVERLANDS...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
752 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH AREA AT THIS TIME WILL CAUSE CURRENT WEST
WIND TO BECOME NORTHWEST AND THEN NORTH THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON
...WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................140 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .4
WIND...20 FT........NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WIND AROUND 7 MPH EARLY...SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...5600 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (11532 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....EAST WIND 2 TO 3 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .4
WIND...20 FT........EAST WIND 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST WIND 2 TO 3 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR .4
WIND...20 FT........SOUTHEAST WIND 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 14 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (8437 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...TRUETT
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HOPFINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120328.RIVER.01/LSX