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SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLEFORK RX BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
457 AM EDT WED MAR 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INTO THE AREA AND WILL KEEP THE SKIES
MOSTLY SUNNY. SOME CIRRUS CLOUDS WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE ACROSS
THE RIDGE AXIS...BUT THAT IS ABOUT IT FOR CLOUDS. THE INVERSION
SHOULD BREAK BETWEEN 1000 AND 1030 THIS MORNING. THE RH WILL CREATE
SOME NEAR CRITICAL WEATHER CONDITIONS...HOWEVER THE WINDS SHOULD BE
10 MPH OR LESS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RECOVERY WILL BE POOR ON RIDGES. THURSDAY WILL BE EVEN DRIER AS THE
TEMPS INCREASE AND THE DEW POINTS REMAIN FAIRLY LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
                    EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....29.

TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........9      10     11     10     8      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     55     64     69     71     68
RH..............73     54     40     32     26     33
20 FT WIND......S 3    SW 5   SW 6   SW 7   SW 6   S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     10     5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........5      4      4      4      3      3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     58     54     51     48     47
RH..............38     50     60     68     73     78
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 3    S 3    SW 3   SW 2   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH UNTIL
                    EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....48.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........2      2      1      1      1      1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     57     68     75     78     77
RH..............80     60     45     33     25     26
20 FT WIND......S 3    SW 6   SW 8   SW 8   SW 8   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...JACOBSON
REQUESTED BY...MATT ELLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100331.MIDDL.01/JKL