FNUS74 KOHX 051238
FWSOHX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEQ 1016...AMERICAN FOREST MANAMGMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
638 AM CST THU MAR 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE HAS SLIPPED EASTWARD AND WILL REMAIN ALONG
THE EASTERN SEABOARD TODAY AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA AND A DEVELOPING
LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WINDS SPEEDS TODAY WILL
BE IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE...BUT FORTUNATELY AFTERNOON MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 35 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE...KEEPING
THE FIRE DISTRICTS IN THE MARGINAL FIRE DANGER CRITERIA FOR THIS
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MIDDLE 60S THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVEN WARMER ON FRIDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 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.......600-2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 37 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....14 INCREASING TO 71.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     54     58     58
RH..............49     44     39     39
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9    S 10   S 11   S 10
EYE LEVEL GUST..20     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....1400   2400   2400   2300
TRANSPORT WIND..S 26   S 28   S 31   S 35
DISPERSION IDX..48     57     67     73
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...BOBBY BOYD
REQUESTED BY...NEIL OWENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090305.SEQ10.01/OHX