FNUS73 KLSX 291527
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVERLANDS...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
927 AM CST THU NOV 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS WILL EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TURN TO THE SOUTH BY
AROUND 10-11 AM AND INCREASE SLOWLY IN SPEED.  BY AROUND NOON/IGNITION TIME
SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AS FOR TEMPERATURES...THEY WILL BE ABOVE AVERAGE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL REMAIN
SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY THROUGH FRIDAY. AFTERNOON
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER 30 PERCENT RANGE
BY LATER TODAY. FOR FRIDAY/TOMORROW...MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE
A BIT HIGHER AROUND 40 PERCENT.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....3 MPH FROM THE SOUTH.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WIND 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FEET AT IGNITION...2000 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (7855 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 2 TO 3 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........N/A.
MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A.
TRANSPORT WIND......N/A.
VENTILATION RATE....N/A.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 2 TO 3 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (6473 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...GOSSELIN
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HOPFINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121129.RIVER.01/LSX