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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDERNESS RD CAMP...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
127 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH
2 PM...BEFORE THEN BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH THROUGH
3 PM...AND THEN SOUTH JUST BEFORE DUSK. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 30 AND 35 PERCENT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AT AROUND
                    5 MPH BY DUSK.
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AT
                    AROUND 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....63.

TIME (EST)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........14     22     37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     66     65
RH..............35     35     39
20 FT WIND......S 1    S 5    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.              10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    EARLY...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE AT NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
POP.................90 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0500...THEN 3.
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 (%).........74     80     83     87     95     98
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............59     58     56     55     53     53
RH..............54     60     67     74     77     82
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 6    S 7    S 8    S 7    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
POP.................100 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 1800...THEN 1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....95.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........100    97     98     100    91     89
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............52     55     60     64     65     64
RH..............91     86     77     72     68     69
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 12   SW 14  SW 15  SW 15  SW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     30     30     25
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...GEOGERIAN
REQUESTED BY...SASHA ERNST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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