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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST 55...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
255 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1445 EST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS WILL BE PEAKING AROUND IGNITION TIME IN
TERMS OF MAX TEMP...MIN HUMIDITY...AND MAX MIXING HEIGHT. AN
APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING WIND TONIGHT...
TENDING TO KEEP THE AIR MIXED. SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS
ASSOCIATED WITH AN INITIAL WARM FRONT WILL ARRIVE TOWARD DAWN. MORE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...WITH THE
POSSIBILITY PERSISTING UNTIL A COLD FRONT PASSES ON WEDNESDAY
EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS ON WEDNESDAY MAY CONTAIN HIGH WINDS.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS VARIABLE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...VARIABLE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....67.

TIME (EST)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........17     26     63
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     68     65
RH..............34     34     43
20 FT WIND......W 3    S 4    S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMIMG CLOUDY. SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS
                    DAWN. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS TOWARDS DAWN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX NEAR 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................90 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 (%).........76     82     85     87     96     100
WEATHER COV.....                     CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............64     61     60     59     58     57
RH..............48     58     66     73     76     82
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 5    S 6    S 7    S 7    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     15     15     20
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................90 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....96.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........100    100    100    100    90     82
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............57     59     63     67     67     66
RH..............89     84     76     70     70     70
20 FT WIND......S 12   S 14   SW 15  SW 15  SW 15  SW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     30     30     30     25
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

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