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SPOT FORECAST FOR DEAD OX 55 DEAD OX E...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
415 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 EST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT BY 1700...WITH HUMDITIES THEN
RECOVERING OVERNIGHT. THE GREATEST RECOVERY WILL BE IN THE VALLEY
BOTTOMS AND LESS RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES. MIXING HEIGHTS...
TRANSPORT WINDS...AND VENT RATE WILL BEGUN TO DECREASE BY 1700 AND
DROP SIGNIFICANTLY AROUND 1900.

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
HUMIDITY............24 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH AT IGNITION.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4100 FT
                    AGL MAX.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....41 MAX.

TIME (EST)      4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%)..........0      1
WEATHER COV......
WEATHER TYPE.....NONE   NONE
TEMP.............58     51
RH...............24     31
20 FT WIND.......S 5    S 4
20 FT WIND GUST..10     10
HAINES INDEX.....4      4
MIXING HEIGHT....4100   1300
TRANSPORT WINDS..SSW 11 S4
DISPERSION INDEX.41     28
VENT RATE........48744  5244

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33 VALLEY...38 RIDGE.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT VALLEY...69 PERCENT RIDGE.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........1      1      0      1      7      12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     45     42     41     39     36
RH..............35     43     51     50     60     72
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 3    S 3    S 2    S 1    S 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AM...
                    BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH AROUND NOON...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 8 MPH AROUND 1600.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AM...
                    BECOMING WEST 7 TO 10 MPH AROUND NOON...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AT 7 TO 10 MPH AROUND 1600.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AM...
                    BECOMING WEST 7 TO 10 MPH AROUND NOON...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AT 7 TO 10 MPH AROUND 1600.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....66.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........19     22     26     32     33     33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     44     50     55     58     57
RH..............63     69     58     46     42     43
20 FT WIND......S 3    SW 3   SW 6   W 8    W 6    NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      2      2      2

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