FNUS73 KJKL 182010
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR PEELED DOGWOOD...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
410 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...PRELIMINARY FORECAST FOR THURSDAY MORNING BURN...

.DISCUSSION...LOOK FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
COAL FIELDS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW...BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS TO EASTERN KENTUCKY OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. ALSO...
COOLER AIR WILL ARRIVE WITH HIGHS IN THE 50S ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO
THE WEEKEND...AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB BACK INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE
60S.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING NORTH AT 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING NORTH AT 10 MPH.
POP.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....42.

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FORECASTER...GREIF
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090319.PEELE.01/JKL