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SPOT FORECAST FOR LAUREL CREEK...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
519 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2009

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

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SOME CLOUDS TO THE
AREA TODAY FROM TIME TO TIME. WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE RATHER LIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WELL.
THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL ARRIVE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST FROM THE PLAINS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO
                    4900 FT AGL BY 1400 EDT...AND 5300 FT AGL
                    BY 1700 EDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....26 AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 40-45 IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST.
DISPERSION INDEX....16.

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