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SPOT FORECAST FOR MIFFLIN TRACT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
900 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL TODAY WITH MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES. THE BIG CONCERN WILL BE WITH WESTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL OCCUR AS DEEPER MIXING TAKES PLACE. AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DIP DOWN INTO THE 34-39 PERCENT
RANGE AS HIGHS APPROACH 60 DEGREES AND DEW POINTS REMAIN IN THE LOWER 30S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    INCREASING TO 6400-8300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 21 TO
                    30 MPH THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN INCREASING TO 29
                    TO 36 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 24 MPH IN THE EVENING.

TIME (EDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........29     18     28     31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     57     60     59
RH..............50     40     35     40
20 FT WIND......W 10   W 14   W 14   W 11
20 FT WIND GUST.20     30     30     30

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FORECASTER...SCHOETTMER
REQUESTED BY...BRAD LIDELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110402.MIFFL.02/LMK