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SPOT FORECAST FOR ANO WARM SEASON GRASSES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
735 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION
WILL BRING FAIR WEATHER TO THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY. DRY AIR
ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE RATHER LIGHT. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
SOUTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH AT 7 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH AT 7 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT 1200 EDT...INCREASING TO
                    4600 FT AGL BY 1600 EDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....51.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....14.

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TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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