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SPOT FORECAST FOR WHIP...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1035 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2223 EDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...MILD WITH INCREASING HUMIDITY AND LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT HAS NOW LIFTED INTO THE NORTHERN PARTS OF
THE AREA ALLOWING FOR WARM TEMPERATURES AND SOUTHERLY WINDS. WITH THE
WARM AIR AROUND AND INCREASING DEWPOINTS THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THIS BOUNDARY ON
MONDAY...WHILE THE SOUTHERN PARTS 0F THE AREA SHOULD STAY DRY. THE
FRONT WILL LIFT A BIT FURTHER NORTH MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BEFORE A
DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY.
THIS WILL REPRESENT THE BEST CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE WEEK AS ITS COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH EAST KENTUCKY
DURING THE DAY. THE SOUTH WINDS WILL BE BREEZY THROUGH THE FIRST PART
OF THE WEEK...BUT HIGHER DEWPOINTS SHOULD KEEP THE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES
ABOVE 30 PERCENT...EVEN IN THE AFTERNOONS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SPRINKLE OR TWO POSSIBLE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 MPH OR LESS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 5 MPH OR LESS.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM   7 AM
SKY (%).........32     26     26     28     31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     58     56     56     57
RH..............56     71     83     87     84
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 6    S 5    S 3    SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. WARM AND BREEZY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 26 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....151.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........31     33     35     36     42     44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     60     67     73     75     75
RH..............88     87     64     48     50     50
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 8   SW 10  SW 12  SW 12  SW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     25     25     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...GREIF
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110320.WHIP_.01/JKL