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SPOT FORECAST FOR GILBERT LAKE DIVISION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
931 AM CDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. A MORE HUMID AIR MASS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED TO REMAIN
ABOVE 25 PERCENT TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....NORTH WIND AT 2 MPH...USING A 0.3 ADJUSTMENT.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WIND 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AT IGNITION...
                    4800 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 9 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (6064 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...TES
REQUESTED BY...JOHN MABERY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.GILBE.01/LSX