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SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE PINE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
357 PM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THROUGH TOMORROW RESULTING
IN LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AS A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE BURN AREA
FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL KEEP SHOWERS AND COOL
TEMPERATURES IN THE FORECAST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....39.

TIME (EDT)      4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........5      6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     65
RH..............28     28
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 5
HAINES INDEX....3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........6      8      10     11     15     19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     55     52     49     48     45
RH..............36     47     55     62     65     68
20 FT WIND......W 2    SW 0   SW 0   S 1    S 1    S 1
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      2      2      2

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....69.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........22     27     34     39     47     50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     52     59     64     66     66
RH..............69     59     47     38     34     36
20 FT WIND......SE 1   S 2    S 3    SW 6   SW 6   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      10     10     5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...EDWARDS
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100320.LONEP.01/JKL