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FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEAD OX 55 DEAD OX E...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
556 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...
GRADUALLY SHIFTING EAST OF THE AREA BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY ON
SUNDAY. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL BRING MILDER AIR INTO THE REGION
ON SUNDAY...BUT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE A BIT SLOWER TO RETURN.
THIS HIGH WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 22-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
                    2200 AT AROUND 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING EAST
                    AT 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 0200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
                    2200 AT AROUND 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING EAST
                    AT 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 0200.
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.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........15     15     15     6      6      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     33     31     30     27     25
RH..............51     60     65     69     75     81
20 FT WIND......NW 3   NW 1   NW 0   W 1    NW 0   W 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
HUMIDITY............AROUND 67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AROUND 1200...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AROUND 1500.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST AT 6
                    TO 9 MPH AROUND 1300.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST AT 6
                    TO 9 MPH AROUND 1300.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3500 FT
                    AGL MAX.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH
                    AROUND 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....20 AT IGNITION...39 MAX.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........4      3      3      2      3      3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............27     32     40     49     53     53
RH..............73     74     52     33     28     31
20 FT WIND......S 1    SE 3   S 4    S 5    SW 6   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...PELTON
REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120226.DEADO.01/JKL