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SPOT FORECAST FOR LAUREL CREEK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
452 PM EDT WED APR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS SOUTHEAST NEAR THE
REGION TONIGHT. IT WILL BRING A FEW CLOUDS AND POSSIBLY SOME
SPRINKLES. ONCE IT LEAVES TO THE EAST...CLOUDS WILL CLEAR OUT
BEFORE DAWN. THIS WILL LEAVE US WITH PLENTY OF SUN ON THURSDAY...
ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. COMBINED WITH WARMER AIR CARRIED IN ON
LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS...IT WILL BE MUCH WARMER ON THURSDAY.
HOWEVER...DEW POINTS WILL BE SLOW TO CLIMB...WHICH WILL GIVE LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SPRINKLES POSSIBLE IN THE
                    EVENING. BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT...
                    WITH PATCHY FROST IN VALLEYS TOWARD DAWN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....LOWER 30S IN VALLEYS TO UPPER 30S ON RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT RIDGES TO NEAR 100 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NEAR
                    CALM IN VALLEYS OVERNIGHT.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-9 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST...INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....38.

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FORECASTER...HAL
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090409.LAURE.01/JKL