FNUS74 KOHX 311903 FWSOHX SPOT FORECAST FOR GOODMASTER PRESCRIBE BURN...TDF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 203 PM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NOTE: ALL WIND SPEED VALUES ARE IN MPH. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH A WARM AND DRY AIR MASS. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN A HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND A FRONT OVER THE PLAINS WILL CREATE INCREASING SOUTH WINDS. THE WARM AND SOMEWHAT BREEZY CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH THE DRY AIR MASS...WILL CAUSE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EACH AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON THURSDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 65 60 57 53 51 RH..............26 36 48 56 63 69 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 3 S 2 S 1 S 1 S 2 EYE LEVEL GUST..10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 2600 2300 1700 1700 800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 SW 21 SW 24 SW 25 SW 24 S 20 DISPERSION IDX..43 49 51 48 36 19 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 50 63 71 76 78 RH..............79 81 51 32 23 24 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2 S 2 S 5 S 8 S 9 S 7 EYE LEVEL GUST..5 5 10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....600 600 1200 2400 2400 2800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 14 S 15 S 17 SW 18 SW 20 DISPERSION IDX..9 10 21 36 47 49 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SAM HERRON REQUESTED BY...CHRIS CARNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100401.GOODM.01/OHX