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SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN KNOB AREA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
759 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION WILL DROP SOUTH
OF THE OHIO RIVER THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.
THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING ISOLATED SHOWERS TO THE AREA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON  AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL FROM THESE IS EXPECTED TO BE
LIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING DRIER
WEATHER FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
HUMIDITY............AROUND 55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN AROUND
                    52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE MAX 4100 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    WEST AT 17 TO 22 MPH AROUND 1300.
DISPERSION INDEX....19 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........70     71     70     71     72
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     67     69     70     69
RH..............55     56     54     54     56
20 FT WIND......SW 6   SW 7   SW 8   SW 8   W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER
                    EARLY...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
                    AT AROUND 5 MPH AROUND 2200...THEN BECOMING NORTH 3
                    TO 5 MPH AROUND 0100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
                    AT AROUND 5 MPH AROUND 2200...THEN BECOMING NORTH 3
                    TO 5 MPH AROUND 0100.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........72     74     74     76     83     88
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............65     61     58     56     54     53
RH..............70     84     93     98     95     91
20 FT WIND......W 3    NW 3   NW 3   N 3    N 3    N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER
                    IN THE EARLY MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....MAX 59.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........93     92     87     72     68     63
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     56     60     63     65     64
RH..............88     74     61     52     47     48
20 FT WIND......NE 5   NE 6   NE 6   NE 6   NE 6   NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...PELTON
REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS - SZFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110318.INDIA.02/JKL