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SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR BRANCH...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
540 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...THE COMBINATION OF A GOOD PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONGER
WINDS ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15
MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 5 PM.
ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH THESE
WILL BE MORE CONFINED TO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....104.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........42     41     40     40     41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     71     75     77     76
RH..............64     53     47     44     44
20 FT WIND......SW 9   SW 10  SW 12  SW 13  SW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........41     39     36     33     33     33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     66     62     59     57     56
RH..............52     60     65     70     73     76
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 3   SW 1   SW 1   SW 1   SW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.       5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      2      2      2

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................0 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.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST IN THE UPPER TEENS MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....113.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........33     35     38     41     41     41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     62     70     75     78     77
RH..............78     59     45     38     36     39
20 FT WIND......SW 1   SW 5   SW 9   SW 12  SW 10  SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.              25     25     25     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...GEOGERIAN
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110321.TAYLO.01/JKL