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SPOT FORECAST FOR LAUREL CREEK...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1230 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES
WILL BRING FAIR WEATHER TO THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY. DRY AIR
ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS SATURDAY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE RATHER
LIGHT. THESE LIGHT WINDS WILL EXTEND UP THROUGH THE LOWEST LAYERS OF
THE ATMOSPHERE AND MAY PROVIDE A HINDRANCE FOR SMOKE DISPERSION
EFFORTS...MORE SO IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA RATHER THAN
THE SOUTH. THE DRY AIR IN PLACE AND MOISTURE MOVING MORE TO OUR WEST
WILL HOLD BACK OUR NEXT DECENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-30 VALLEY AROUND 35 DEGREES RIDGETOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT ON THE RIDGE AND 85-90 PERCENT
                    IN THE VALLEY.
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.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5300 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....35-40 IN THE AFTERNOON.



.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6500 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....45-50 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GREIF
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090321.LAURE.01/JKL