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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...USDA FOREST SERVICE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
354 PM EDT THU APR 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1523 EDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS HAVE FORMED OVER PARTS OF EASTERN
KENTUCKY. THESE ARE HIGH BASED SHOWERS WITH VERY DRY AIR UNDERNEATH
WHICH IS CONDUCIVE TO SOME GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING AS THE SHOWERS
DISSIPATE. RECOVERY ON RIDGES WITH BE MARGINAL TONIGHT. RH WILL
REMAIN IN THE 20S UNTIL 5 PM. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM
THE NORTH ON FRIDAY...CROSSING EAST KENTUCKY FRIDAY NIGHT. DRY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF THIS FRONT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE ON FRIDAY... GUSTING UP TO 30
MPH AT TIMES. A WEAKENING LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS
EXPECTED TO CROSS EAST KENTUCKY LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS CONTINUE TO LOOK MEAGER... GENERALLY A QUARTER INCH
OR LESS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING CLEAR THIS EVENING. ISOLD
                    RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL 2000.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.
                    VARIABLE WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE VICINITY OF SHOWERS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM  8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%)......... 20     8      6      4      1      2      2
WEATHER COV.....ISOLD
WEATHER TYPE....SHWR  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............70     64     59     57     55     53
RH..............28     36     42     48     54     60     64
20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 4    SW 2   SW 1   SW 1   SW 1   SW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.15      6       5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 14 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH UNTIL EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 10 TO
                    20 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 10 TO
                    20 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 24 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........3      6      10     15     18     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     66     76     79     79     77
RH..............70     67     47     37     34     40
20 FT WIND......SW 1   SW 7   W 12   W 14   W 14   W 12
20 FT WIND GUST.       15     25     30     30     25

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FORECASTER...JACOBSON
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100415.WILDC.01/JKL