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SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD HILL RX BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
425 PM EDT WED APR 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...PRELIMINARY FORECAST...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FURTHER INTO EAST KENTUCKY
TONIGHT...SETTLING OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. WITH PLENTY OF
SUNSHINE ANTICIPATED AGAIN ON THURSDAY...DRYING WILL CONTINUE. THIS
WILL RESULT IN HUMIDITIES IN MANY LOCATIONS BOTTOMING OUT IN THE LOW
TO MID 20S BY MID AFTERNOON. THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL
REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT...SWITCHING FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AROUND
TO THE EAST ON THURSDAY. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP AGAIN...ALONG
WITH MOISTURE AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...ON FRIDAY AS ANOTHER
WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST. COOLER AND MORE
DAMP WEATHER FOLLOWS FOR THE WEEKEND. FOR THIS BURN...HUMIDITIES
SHOULD BE OKAY BUT LIGHT WINDS AT GROUND LEVEL AND ALOFT WILL MAKE
FOR POOR DISPERSION...TRANSPORT WINDS...AND VENTING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37 VALLEY TO 42 RIDGE.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT RIDGE TO 95 PERCENT VALLEY.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 0 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 0 TO 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........17     13     11     11     11     11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     52     48     45     43     41
RH..............48     62     70     75     78     83
20 FT WIND......NW 3   N 2    NE 2   E 1    E 1    E 1
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 0 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 0 TO 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 9 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........12     17     19     20     20     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     53     62     68     71     71
RH..............84     61     40     32     28     32
20 FT WIND......E 1    E 3    E 5    E 5    E 3    E 3
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      10     10     5      5

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FORECASTER...GREIF
REQUESTED BY...MATT ELLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110414.COLDH.01/JKL