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SPOT FORECAST FOR MIFFLIN TRACT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
557 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE EXTENDING NORTH
TO SOUTH ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL MOVE OFF SHORE OVERNIGHT...
ALLOWING A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN U.S. TO MOVE
RAPIDLY EASTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND. SHOWERS CURRENTLY OVER THE OHIO
VALLEY WILL EXIT THE AREA THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH MOVES AWAY.

AS CLOUD COVER DIMINISHES OVERNIGHT..TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN DIP
INTO THE 30S BEFORE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO MOVE IN ON
SATURDAY TO START A WARM-UP FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4100-5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 28 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........31     28     28     29     27     30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     40     47     54     58     57
RH..............85     82     65     48     42     42
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 9    W 11   W 14   W 14   W 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     25     25     20

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FORECASTER...SULLIVAN
REQUESTED BY...BRAD LIDELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110402.MIFFL.01/LMK