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SPOT FORECAST FOR OFFICE PRAIRIE...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
313 PM CDT MON APR 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE TOMORROW. THERE IS
ALSO A CHANCE OF RAIN TOMORROW AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE
THROUGH THE DAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 1100...THEN 9-15 STRIKES.
TEMPERATURE.........75 AT IGNITION...MAX 83.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....2-4 MPH USING AN ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 0.4.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WIND EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...5200 FT AGL AT
                    MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (4917 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...KANOFSKY
REQUESTED BY...FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120403.OFFIC.01/LSX