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SPOT FORECAST FOR BARREN FORK 2...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
458 AM EDT THU APR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING WARM AND DRY WEATHER TO THE
AREA TODAY. DRY AIR IN PLACE WILL ALLOW FOR LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS TODAY AS WELL. BOTH 20 FT WINDS AND TRANSPORT WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
HIGHER ON FRIDAY...WITH INCREASING 20 FT WINDS AND TRANSPORT WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST.
DISPERSION INDEX....29.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........6      10     13     23     32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     63     69     73     73
RH..............56     40     32     28     28
20 FT WIND......E 3    E 3    E 2    SE 2   SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........48     54     53     46     47     48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     63     60     57     55     54
20 FT WIND......E 2    NE 1   NE 0   NE 0   NE 0   NE 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      5      5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....106.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........49     46     41     38     35     31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     66     74     79     82     81
RH..............67     54     47     40     35     36
20 FT WIND......E 0    S 3    SW 9   SW 10  SW 10  SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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