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SPOT FORECAST FOR KILN...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1021 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...UPDATED TO LOWER MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH
PRESSURE RETREATS TO THE EAST. AS TEMPERATURES RISE THROUGH THE
40S DRY AIR MIX-DOWN WILL OCCUR...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
AROUND 25 PERCENT LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. A LOW LEVEL INVERSION
WILL DEVELOP JUST AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. A WEAK FRONT WILL
CROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY...BUT THE ONLY IMPACT WILL BE LIGHTER AND
SHIFTING WINDS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CST)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............49  52  53  54  53  51
RH..............30  27  25  24  26  30
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..10  11  11  11  10  8
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  15  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........1      3      7      10     17     27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     46     44     42     41     40
RH..............35     43     51     62     65     67
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 6    S 6    S 6    SW 6   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH INCREASING TO 21 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........35     29     22     16     16     17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     43     48     52     54     54
RH..............70     62     54     48     46     46
20 FT WIND......SW 5   W 5    W 6    W 7    W 8    NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...STEVE/A.SCHOETTMER
REQUESTED BY...RYAN OTTO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120226.KILN_.01/LMK