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SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAIGHT CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
535 AM EST WED FEB 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF DRY PERIOD WITH
SOME SUNSHINE TODAY. CLOUDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE LATE IN THE DAY
HOWEVER AS OUR NEXT WEATHER MAKER ORGANIZES TO THE WEST. RAIN WILL
OVERSPREAD THE FIRE AREA TOWARDS DAWN ON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE...
HEAVY AT TIMES...THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. BETWEEN 2 AND 2 1/2
INCHES OF RAIN IS ANTICIPATED OVER THE FIRE AREA BY FRIDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS LATE IN
                    THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....11.

TIME (EST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........22     24     41     50     60
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     56     57     55     51
RH..............42     36     36     48     56
20 FT WIND......SE 3   SE 3   S 3    SE 3   SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN DEVELOPING LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN. A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....33.

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FORECASTER...EDWARDS
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110223.STRAI.01/JKL