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SPOT FORECAST FOR CURD GARDEN...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
553 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ANOTHER DRY DAY TO
THE FIRE AREA TODAY. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL START TO BRING
AN INCREASE IN WINDS FROM THE SOUTH WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS REACHING
NEAR 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE
AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT...
GENERALLY A QUARTER INCH OR LESS. ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR
RAINFALL WILL THEN ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY... AND THEN
AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-40 PERCENT...LOWEST ON SOUTH FACING SLOPES.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AT 5 TO 9 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AT
                    6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO 5700 FT
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH
                    10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....95.

TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........18     23     29     32     40     48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     62     69     71     71     68
RH..............74     51     40     37     43     50
20 FT WIND......SE 1   S 5    S 7    S 8    S 9    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     18     18     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SHOWERS LIKELY TOWARDS DAWN
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0500...THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........50     56     65     71     77     86
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............65     63     61     59     58     58
RH..............54     57     59     62     65     70
20 FT WIND......S 7    SE 6   SE 5   SE 5   S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10            10     10     10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF A THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
POP.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 27 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....88.

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FORECASTER...EDWARDS
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090324.CURDG.01/JKL