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SPOT FORECAST FOR LAUREL FORK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
859 AM EST TUE JAN 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY AND MILD WEATHER TO
EASTERN KENTUCKY  TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE NEXT CHANCE OF ACTIVE
WEATHER WILL ARRIVE EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
                    1700.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2750 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....28 AT IGNITION...MAX 37.

TIME (EST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........5      5      5      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     49     49     45
RH..............56     46     46     56
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 8    W 6    NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     10     5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........5      14     25     34     38     44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     40     38     36     35     34
RH..............62     69     74     78     81     83
20 FT WIND......NW 2   NW 0   NW 1   NE 1   NE 1   NE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
                    RAIN FROM MID AFTERNOON ON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH...BEFORE BECOMING
                    SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH...BEFORE BECOMING
                    SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE.
POP.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....8.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........48     55     65     72     79     88
WEATHER COV.....                            S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............33     35     41     46     49     49
RH..............86     86     69     52     51     56
20 FT WIND......NE 2   NE 2   E 2    ESE 3  SE 3   S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...PELTON
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120124.LAURE.01/JKL