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SPOT FORECAST FOR 751...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
429 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL PASS ACROSS THE
REGION TONIGHT AND BRING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF CLOUDS. OTHERWISE...
BRISK WEST WINDS BETWEEN A DEPARTING COLD FRONT AND HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY
BUILDING INTO THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO USHER COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION
TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL GRADUALLY
SLACKEN OVER TIME...BUT 20 FOOT WINDS OF AT LEAST 10 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED
DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX AROUND 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    AROUND 2200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    AROUND 2200.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........77     71     64     51     44     39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     43     39     36     34     32
RH..............53     55     60     65     66     67
20 FT WIND......W 15   W 13   W 12   W 12   W 9    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     20     20     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........32-35 AT IGNITION...MAX AROUND 43.
HUMIDITY............62-64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST 9 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT AROUND
                    10 MPH AROUND 1600. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 20 TO
                    25 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AT
                    AROUND 10 MPH AROUND 1600. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
                    20 TO 25 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AT
                    AROUND 10 MPH AROUND 1600. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
                    20 TO 25 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 28 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
                    20 MPH AROUND 1600.
DISPERSION INDEX....134 AT IGNITION...172 MAX.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........32     29     27     26     22     18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............29     31     35     39     41     40
RH..............72     75     55     46     43     47
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 9    W 10   W 12   W 13   NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     25     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      2      2      2

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FORECASTER...PELTON
REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS - SZFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120225.751__.01/JKL