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SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD HILL RX BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
450 AM EDT THU APR 14 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE PROPOSED IGNITION
SITE TODAY. WITH A FULL DAY OF SUNSHINE...DAYTIME MIXING SHOULD DROP
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO AROUND 30 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL REMAIN CALM THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING BEFORE BECOMING EASTERLY
AT 5 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY WEAK
OUT OF THE EAST TODAY. DECENT MOISTURE RECOVERY IS EXPECTED AFTER
SUNSET TONIGHT WITH CLEAR SKIES ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO QUICKLY
FALL.

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY ON
FRIDAY...BRINGING INCREASING SURFACE MOISTURE TO EAST KENTUCKY ON
FRIDAY ALONG WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...CALM WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......CALM WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........3      7      11     11     12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     61     67     70     69
RH..............61     46     35     30     36
20 FT WIND......E 3    E 5    E 6    E 5    E 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
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 (%).........12     12     17     31     34     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     59     55     52     50     48
RH..............47     55     60     68     74     83
20 FT WIND......NE 2   E 2    E 1    E 0    E 0    SE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
                    MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
                    MPH.
POP.................60 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........58     70     81     100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....                            CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............48     56     62     66     69     68
RH..............90     75     66     59     54     55
20 FT WIND......SE 3   SE 10  SE 15  SE 15  SE 16  SE 15
20 FT WIND GUST.5      15     25     25     25     25

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