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SPOT FORECAST FOR LEAVENWORTH BARRENS...IDNR - NATURE PRESERVES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
528 AM EST MON FEB 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME WEST BY ABOUT 10 AM EST AND
THEN NORTHWESTERLY BY IGNITION TIME AS A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
THROUGH THE BURN SITE. WIND SPEEDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WILL GENERALLY
RANGE FROM 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RANGE FROM 2400 TO 2600
FEET AT IGNITION TIME AND HOLD FAIRLY STEADY AROUND THOSE VALUES
THROUGH ABOUT 6 PM EST BEFORE DROPPING OFF. GIVEN THESE MIXING
HEIGHTS AND TRANSPORT WINDS IN THE 8 TO 15 MPH RANGE FOR THE BURN
SITE...A MARGINAL SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE PRESENT AT IGNITION TIME
BUT WILL BECOME FAIR IN THE 3-4 PM TIME RANGE. VALUES WILL RANGE FROM
ABOUT 31000 TO 44000 THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2000-2900 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EST)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........37     32     24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     54     53
RH..............50     43     41
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 8   NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 72 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........19     21     23     24     31     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     44     41     39     37     35
RH..............49     53     57     59     61     66
20 FT WIND......NW 5   N 5    NE 5   NE 5   NE 5   E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

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