FNUS73 KJKL 051330
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE PINE...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
830 AM EST THU NOV 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...A GOOD DAY FOR A PRESCRIBED BURN...

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS TODAY. THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL KEEP OUR OUR
WEATHER FAIR AND PLEASANT AT LEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES
WILL MODERATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WELL. FOR TODAY THIS WILL MEAN
NEAR PERFECT CONDITIONS FOR CONDUCTING A PRESCRIBED BURN AS RH WILL
NOT BE TOO LOW AND WINDS WILL BE JUST ENOUGH TO TRANSPORT THE SMOKE.
DISPERSION MAY BE MORE OF A PROBLEM ON FRIDAY UNDER THE HEART OF THE
HIGH PRESSURE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....32.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...CALM WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......CALM WINDS.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY VALLEY FOG IN THE MORNING...THEN SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 4 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....16.

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FORECASTER...GREIF
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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