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SPOT FORECAST FOR CURD GARDEN...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
718 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATE
TONIGHT...BRINGING SHOWERS TOWARD DAWN. THIS WILL FINALLY BRING A
MORE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN DEW POINTS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THE
SHOWERS WILL LAST INTO THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THEY SHOULD BE THE
MOST PERSISTENT IN THE MORNING. BY THE END OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY...
RAINFALL AROUND A THIRD OF AN INCH WILL BE COMMON. THE FRONT WILL
STALL AS IT NEARS THE AREA...SO WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE OUT OF THE
SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY. IF THE CLOUDS THIN ENOUGH IN BETWEEN SHOWERS
TO ALLOW SOME LIMITED HEATING ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...STRONGER
WINDS ALOFT MAY MIX TO THE SURFACE WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY TOPPING
30 MPH. HOWEVER...IF CLOUDS AND SHOWERS ARE TOO PERSISTENT...ONLY
WEAKER GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY TO BE REALIZED.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS DEVELOPING TOWARD DAWN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 5-10 MPH ON RIDGES...AND
                    AROUND 5 MPH IN VALLEYS.
POP.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH...WITH A FEW AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS OF 20-30 MPH.
POP.................NEAR 100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH FROM THE SOUTH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....64.

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