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SPOT FORECAST FOR CURD GARDEN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
555 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS
MORNING AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE DAY. PRECIPITATION WILL
LINGER INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.
A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT TONIGHT...MAINLY DURING THE
EVENING HOURS AS THE STORM CENTER MOVES ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY. IN
ADDITION...RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AS
COLD AIR POURS INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY BEHIND THE EXITING STORM
SYSTEM. HOWEVER...WITH WARM SURFACE TEMPERATURES...NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. PRECIPITATION TOTALS WILL AVERAGE UP TO
ONE HALF INCH FROM TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...GENERALLY ALONG
AND SOUTH OF THE HAL ROGERS PARKWAY...HIGHWAY 80 CORRIDOR. FURTHER
NORTH BETWEEN A HALF...AND ONE INCH OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE.
SATURDAY APPEARS DRY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW 30
PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. BUT SHOWERS AND THE THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS RETURN FOR SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH UNTIL
                    EVENING. GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....77.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........89     93     99     98     97
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............54     60     60     54     51
RH..............64     54     55     72     82
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 10   S 13   S 14   S 13
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     25     25     25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE
                    OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH LATE.
POP.................100 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........95     99     99     98     91     89
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............51     51     51     49     49     42
RH..............80     79     79     80     72     84
20 FT WIND......S 9    SW 9   SW 10  W 9    N 9    N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     10     10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
                    SNOW SHOWERS EARLY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
POP.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH IN THE MID TEENS MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....43.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........91     64     51     37     21     14
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     36     38     45     51     51
RH..............90     91     80     57     43     39
20 FT WIND......N 9    N 9    N 9    N 7    N 6    N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     10     10     10     5

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FORECASTER...RAY
REQUESTED BY...MATT ELLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100325.CURDG.01/JKL