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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY FORK...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
721 PM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1853 EST ON MARCH 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL RIDE TO THE NORTHEAST
OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON SUNDAY.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH EASTERN KENTUCKY
SUNDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED...TO WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL
DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A
GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH
THE AREA. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDINESS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........26     27     29     35     38     42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............70     67     64     62     61     59
RH..............46     52     57     60     63     66
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 5    SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      2      2      2

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN
                    SHOWER IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 30 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
POP.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 26 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....85.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........46     52     59     65     71     78
WEATHER COV.....                                   S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............58     62     67     70     71     70
RH..............69     62     55     53     51     52
20 FT WIND......S 6    SW 8   SW 12  SW 15  SW 15  SW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     20     30     30     25
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...RAY
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090307.ROCKY.01/JKL