FNUS71 KILN 021004
FWSILN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BACKCOUNTRY 3...OH DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
604 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TURN SOUTHEAST AND PROVIDE A PERSISTENT INFLUX
OF DRIER AIR TO THE REGION THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. INCREASING MOISTURE WILL
BE FOUND IN THE REGION AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE CENTER...WHICH
WILL SPARK SHOWERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND MORESO THIS EVENING. ANY
RAINFALL BEFORE 5 PM WILL LIKELY BE SPRINKLES AND BARELY BE ENOUGH TO WET
THE GROUND. WEST WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW WILL KICK IN AND BE QUITE
STRONG ON FRIDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SPRINKLES LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3500-4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........54  54  54  54  54  54
WEATHER COV.....                SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                RW  RW
TEMP............62  66  69  72  73  73
RH..............50  47  45  42  43  43
20 FT WIND DIR..E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6   7   7   7   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  15  15
CHC OF PCPN (%).0   10  10  10  20  30

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 TO 33 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........77     77     77     100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............72     68     63     60     57     56
RH..............46     52     62     69     80     95
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 9   SE 9   SE 8   SE 7   S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     10     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     40     40     40     40     70

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. DECREASING BY LATE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 26 TO 35 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........100       100       96        96
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE    LIKELY    CHANCE    S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............54        54        56        58
RH..............99        87        64        54
20 FT WIND......S 6G10    SW 7G30   SW 10G30  W 13G30
CHC OF PCPN (%).100       60        40        20

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FORECASTER...FRANKS
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BOWDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090402.BACKC.02/ILN