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SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE PINE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
107 PM EDT THU MAR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION
TODAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BOTTOMING OUT AT AROUND 30 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON AND NEAR 25 PERCENT TOMORROW AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL
REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL ARRIVE BY THE END OF THE
WEEK AS A COLD FRONT TRACKS TOWARD THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....45.

TIME (EDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........34     28     21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     64     64
RH..............34     30     32
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 7   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........16     12     6      2      2      3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     54     51     48     46     45
RH..............40     48     54     59     62     63
20 FT WIND......NW 3   N 1    N 0    N 1    N 1    N 1
20 FT WIND GUST.5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AROUND 1100.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AROUND 1100.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AROUND 1100.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....26.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........3      5      7      10     10     12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     50     57     62     65     65
RH..............64     46     33     29     26     29
20 FT WIND......SW 1   SW 2   W 3    W 3    W 5    W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5             5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      2      2      2

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FORECASTER...PELTON
REQUESTED BY...BONNY JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100318.LONEP.01/JKL