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SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUCE HOLLOW...NPS - MAMMOTH CAVE NP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
842 AM EDT WED MAR 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE THE RULE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS UPPER
RIDGING OVERHEAD AND SURFACE RIDGING TO OUR SOUTHEAST REMAIN IN
CONTROL. GUSTY CONDITIONS ALSO ARE EXPECTED AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
TO OUR WEST KEEPS SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE AREA.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2500-4000 FT AGL THROUGH
                    MIDDAY...THEN INCREASING TO 3300-5000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........17     19     19     19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     70     73     73
RH..............50     39     35     36
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 10   S 10   S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........9      9      9      9      9      9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     61     58     55     53     51
RH..............45     55     62     70     75     80
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 7    S 7    S 6    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4000 FT
                    AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........8      8      8      8      8      8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     57     67     76     80     81
RH..............86     63     46     34     31     30
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 8    S 10   S 11   S 10   S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     25     20     15

$$
FORECASTER...SHARP
REQUESTED BY...JOHN ASHCRAFT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100331.BRUCE.02/LMK