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FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR BRANCH...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
735 AM EDT THU APR 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SAG SOUTH TOWARDS THE AREA
TODAY...USHERING IN AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH...WITH ANY GUSTS REMAINING LESS THAN 15 MPH.
THE WEATHER WILL TURN UNSETTLED BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS THE FRONT
SETTLES IN THE VICINITY OF THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
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.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....37.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........24     29     40     45     47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     67     71     73     73
RH..............38     35     34     35     39
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 7   SW 7   SW 7   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     12     12     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS TOWARDS DAWN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........47     62     68     67     74     78
WEATHER COV.....                            S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............70     66     63     61     60     58
RH..............45     53     60     67     70     72
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 2    S 2    S 1    S 1    S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5                    5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................40 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....58.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........86     82     76     64     66     65
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............59     65     71     74     77     76
RH..............72     61     54     51     50     53
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 6    SW 8   SW 7   SW 7   W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...GEOGERIAN
REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS - SZFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110407.TAYLO.01/JKL