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SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
639 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL STALL NORTH OF THE REGION TODAY...
AND THEN TURN AROUND AND BEGIN HEADING BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT BY
THIS EVENING...WITH NO CHANGE IN AIR MASS. THE THREAT OF SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL REMAIN TO THE NORTH...CLOSER TO THE FRONT.
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK EASTWARD ALONG THE FRONT TO
OUR NORTH ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST
WINDS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. IT WILL ALSO BRING A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS. ONCE THE LOW PASSES BY...A COLD FRONT TRAILING
FROM IT WILL PASS THROUGH ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IT WILL SEND OUR
TEMPERATURES FROM NEAR RECORD WARMTH AT THE START OF THE WEEK TO
BELOW NORMAL FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....77.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........34     45     54     56     57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     70     74     76     76
RH..............73     62     51     44     42
20 FT WIND......SW 3   SW 6   SW 9   SW 9   SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      15     15     20     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........57     57     50     37     34     41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............72     68     66     64     62     61
RH..............47     54     61     69     75     79
20 FT WIND......SW 3   SW 3   SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     10     10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...
                    WITH STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 8 TO 15 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH.
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
POP.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 27 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....115.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........58     54     51     52     49     48
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............60     64     69     72     73     72
RH..............81     73     64     59     55     55
20 FT WIND......SW 7   SW 10  SW 13  SW 14  W 14   W 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     30     30     30     30

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