FNUS74 KOHX 041550 FWSOHX SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDS BURN...TDF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 950 AM CST WED MAR 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LIGHT SOUTH WINDS WITH DRY CONDITIONS AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. LITTLE, IF ANY, RAIN EXPECTED UNTIL SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 21 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 32 IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 18 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7. TIME (CST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 53 51 RH..............24 21 24 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 6 S 4 EYE LEVEL GUST..10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 1600 1600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 SW 12 S 8 DISPERSION IDX..33 21 7 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....1. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 45 42 40 38 36 RH..............27 33 39 44 50 55 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 3 S 3 S 3 S 2 S 3 S 3 EYE LEVEL GUST..5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....100 100 200 100 100 100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 S 6 SE 7 S 8 S 9 S 9 DISPERSION IDX..2 0 0 1 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....1 INCREASING TO 16 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 33 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 52 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 69 INCREASING TO 87 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 76 DECREASING TO 62 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 47 DECREASING TO 31 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 42 51 58 62 62 RH..............61 59 50 41 36 38 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 3 S 5 S 7 S 10 S 12 S 11 EYE LEVEL GUST..5 10 15 25 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 1200 4100 4100 2100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 S 14 S 21 S 25 S 28 S 24 DISPERSION IDX..1 33 69 91 76 47 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...JIM MOSER REQUESTED BY...CHRIS CARNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090304.PONDS.01/OHX