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SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR BRANCH RX...DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
505 AM EDT TUE APR 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AS A
STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE FIRE AREA. A WEAK AND
MOISTURE STARVED COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE AREA
LATER TODAY BUT IT SHOULD ONLY BE NOTICED BY A WIND SHIFT AND SOME
HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS THE
FIRE AREA LATE ON FRIDAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS IT
PASSES BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS DO NOT LOOK SUBSTANTIAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 AT IGNITION...MAX 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....61.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........2      5      9      11     11     11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     63     75     80     81     79
RH..............78     50     32     22     21     22
20 FT WIND......S 2    SW 3   SW 6   W 6    W 6    W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     10     5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHEAST 5 MPH OR LESS.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........11     11     10     10     9      9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     66     58     53     50     48
RH..............28     38     52     66     75     85
20 FT WIND......W 2    SW 1   SW 1   N 1    NW 1   NW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....42.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........8      10     12     14     14     15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     62     75     80     81     80
RH..............83     58     36     28     27     29
20 FT WIND......NW 1   N 2    NE 3   NE 5   NE 5   NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      10     10     5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...EDWARDS
REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100413.TAYLO.01/JKL