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SPOT FORECAST FOR MASON...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
702 PM EDT TUE APR 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1740 EDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL LAST UNTIL SUNDOWN...
WHEN WINDS WILL SUBSIDE A BIT. A SOUTHWEST BREEZE WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE NIGHT HOWEVER AND THIS WILL KEEP THE HUMIDITY RECOVERY
RATHER LOW. THE WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY... WITH
SIMILAR SPEEDS AND GUSTS TO TODAY. MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
HOWEVER AND SOME HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS SHOULD HELP KEEP HUMIDITY
ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES OVER THE FIRE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD
FRONT IS DUE INTO THE FIRE AREA THURSDAY MORNING... BRINGING GUSTY
WINDS BUT A WETTING LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2100.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2100.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........2      3      3      3      5      6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............79     73     69     66     65     63
RH..............25     30     40     53     56     59
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 7    S 6    S 5    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.19     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....140.

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FORECASTER...EDWARDS
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100406.MASON.01/JKL