FNUS73 KLSX 021154 FWSLSX SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK TWAIN LAKE...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 654 AM CDT TUE APR 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL THE WEATHER FOR TODAYS PRESCRIBED BURN. A LIGHT NORTH-NORTHEAST WIND WILL PREVAIL WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S. GIVEN EARLY MORNING INVERSION AND MIXING HEIGHTS ONLY AROUND 1000 FT AGL...YOU MAY WANT TO DELAY IGNITION UNTIL 11 AM WHEN MIXING HEIGHT SHOULD RISE ABOVE 1700 FT AGL. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 48. RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....VERY LIGHT NORTH-NORTHEAST WIND OF 1 TO 2 MPH. WIND...20 FT........NORTH-NORTHEAST WIND OF 4 TO 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION... 5600 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING. TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 10 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (7007 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING. $$ FORECASTER...CVKING REQUESTED BY...ALLEN MEHRER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130402.MARKT.01/LSX