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SPOT FORECAST FOR CLAY LICK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
552 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2149 EDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 20 MPH WITH LOW HUMIDITY TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...THE COLD FRONT WHICH PRODUCED AROUND TWO-TENTHS OF AN
INCH OF RAINFALL OVER THE FIRE AREA OVERNIGHT IS NOW WELL TO OUR
SOUTH. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE STATE TODAY ALONG WITH A
COOLER YET VERY DRY AIRMASS. WINDS WILL ALSO BE A BIT GUSTY TODAY...
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL LAY DOWN
TONIGHT ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO NEAR FREEZING AND FROST TO
FORM. LIGHTER WINDS ARE THEN FORECAST TOMORROW INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK... BUT HUMIDITY WILL FLIRT WITH CRITICAL VALUES EACH DAY
THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER 1000.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER 1000.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....119.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........8      8      8      12     15     9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     51     56     60     62     60
RH..............83     55     43     31     25     27
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 7   NW 9   NW 10  NW 8   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       16     18     20     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. WIDESPREAD FROST LATE AT NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 4 MPH
                    AFTER 2100.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........10     8      6      4      4      5
WEATHER COV.....                            PATCHY AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST  FROST
TEMP............54     47     42     38     35     33
RH..............33     44     52     60     72     83
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 3   NW 2   NW 2   NW 2   NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH...INCREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER 1100.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....60.

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FORECASTER...EDWARDS
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100416.CLAYL.03/JKL