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SPOT FORECAST FOR JIM LEE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - MACA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
606 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
REGION. THIS WILL PROVIDE THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY WITH CLEAR SKIES
AND COOL TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SMOKE DISPERSAL LOOKS TO
PEAK AROUND 42000 KNOT-FT AROUND 11AM TO NOON CDT TOMORROW.
THEREAFTER IT WILL DECLINE SOMEWHAT TO 26000 KNOT-FT STARTING
AROUND 2PM CDT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LOOK TO BE LOW IN THE 30 TO 40
PERCENT RANGE FOR THE BURN PERIOD TOMORROW. SFC WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT OUT OF THE NE...AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE IN THE 8 TO 14
MPH RANGE OUT OF THE N.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........9      9      9      9      9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     48     51     52     49
RH..............53     42     37     36     40
20 FT WIND......NE 5   N 5    N 5    N 5    NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 75 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........15     15     15     15     15     15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     42     40     37     36     35
RH..............43     51     58     63     67     73
20 FT WIND......NE 5   NE 5   E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........41     41     41     41     41     41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     42     50     56     59     59
RH..............75     57     43     36     33     34
20 FT WIND......E 4    SE 4   SE 5   S 5    S 5    SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5                           5

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FORECASTER...LAMMERS
REQUESTED BY...JOHN ASHCRAFT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090320.JIMLE.01/LMK