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SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE CREEK 2...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
221 PM EST FRI NOV 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1344 EST ON NOVEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW...WITH RIDGETOPS
NOT SEEING MUCH RECOVERY IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY TONIGHT ONCE AGAIN. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL NOT BE AS DRY ON SATURDAY...WITH VALUES AROUND
30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL ALSO BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON SATURDAY...BUT GENERALLY
AROUND 5 MPH OR LESS. TRANSPORT WINDS SHOULD APPROACH AROUND 10 MPH ON
SATURDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAINFALL WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. BETTER CHANCES OF MORE
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WILL BE ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AS AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE TRACKS INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING CALM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING SOUTH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING SOUTH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........1      2      3      4      5      7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     55     52     49     47     44
RH..............39     45     52     59     63     68
20 FT WIND......NW 1   SW 1   SW 1   SW 2   SW 2   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTH WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....43.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........9      10     11     13     14     13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     50     60     66     68     67
RH..............72     62     45     33     28     29
20 FT WIND......S 1    S 2    S 3    SW 3   SW 3   S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...GEOGERIAN
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101112.LITTL.01/JKL