FNUS73 KLSX 031254
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK TWAIN LAKE...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
754 AM CDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTH-NORTHEAST FLOW WILL VEER TO THE EAST TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES
FROM THE MIDWEST TO THE OHIO VALLEY.  THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN ACROSS
PARTS OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS LATE TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE DEEP SOUTH.  WIND WILL BE
LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.  FRIDAY SHOULD BE WARM AND DRY
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION.  SATURDAY WILL CONTINUE
THE WARMING TREND WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 70...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND WIND INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....EAST-NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS EAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WIND 8 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION
                    IGNITION...4700 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 14 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (8845 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...BROWNING
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN MEHRER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.MARKT.01/LSX