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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY FORK...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1005 AM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0933 EDT ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RE-ENGAGE THROUGH THE
DAY...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST. SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH
GUSTS TO 25 MPH. WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER ON SURROUNDING
RIDGETOPS. A FEW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH
THE POSSIBILITY OF A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO...HOWEVER THE BETTER CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT AS THE COLD
FRONT CROSSES EASTERN KENTUCKY. QPF WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...RANGING
BETWEEN A TENTH AND A QUARTER OF AN INCH. NOT MUCH OF A COOL DOWN
IS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT BUT A DRIER AIRMASS WILL TEMPORARILY MOVE
IN. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN BRING INCREASING RAIN CHANCES AND
WINDS ONCE AGAIN FOR MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY EARLY...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
POP.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....123.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY...THEN JUST A CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    BECOMING WEST AND DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    BECOMING WEST AND DECREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    BECOMING WEST AND DECREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH.
POP.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....14.

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FORECASTER...GEOGERIAN
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090308.ROCKY.01/JKL