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SPOT FORECAST FOR LAUREL CREEK...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
730 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON NOVEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED OVER THE ATLANTIC COAST
WILL KEEP THE WEATHER FAIR OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY. TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE TO WARM EACH DAY. BUT OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN QUITE
CHILLY...ESPECIALLY IN OUR TYPICALLY COOLER VALLEY LOCATIONS. EXPECT
A SIGNIFICANT RIDGE...VALLEY SPLIT IN TEMPERATURES EACH NIGHT. IN
ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE QUITE LOW EACH AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER VALUES ON SUNDAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR 25 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AND MONDAY...AND
TO AROUND 30 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST RIDGETOPS...ABOVE 2500
FEET WILL SEE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH
                    UNTIL EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....29.

TIME (EST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........3      4      6      7
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     65     66     58
RH..............38     32     31     44
20 FT WIND......SW 9   SW 9   SW 8   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........8      7      6      5      5      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     51     49     47     45     44
RH..............52     62     70     74     78     80
20 FT WIND......SW 5   S 3    S 3    S 2    SW 1   SW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AT 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....9.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........5      6      7      8      6      4
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     50     60     67     69     65
RH..............82     63     44     36     33     39
20 FT WIND......SW 1   SW 2   SW 3   S 3    S 3    S 1
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...RAY
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091107.LAURE.02/JKL