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SPOT FORECAST FOR POND RIDGE...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
945 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE SLIPPING AWAY TO OUR EAST WILL PROVIDE
FAIR WEATHER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY WIND IN THE CLOCKWISE
FLOW AROUND THE HIGH WILL HELP TO CARRY IN MUCH MILDER AIR TODAY.
HOWEVER...DEW POINTS WILL BE SLOWER TO INCREASE...WHICH WILL RESULT
DRY AIR. THE NEXT LIKELIHOOD OF RAIN IS NOT UNTIL THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT.

...CRITICAL RH VALUES TODAY....

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH IN THE MID TEENS MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....42.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........4      3      3      2      2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     52     58     60     56
RH..............38     25     20     19     23
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 8    S 9    S 9    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........2      2      3      3      6      9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     48     45     42     40     38
RH..............27     48     53     59     65     74
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 3    S 3    S 3    S 3    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH UNTIL
                    EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....73.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........11     11     10     9      10     11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     44     53     59     63     63
RH..............85     69     55     47     41     42
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 6    S 9    S 9    S 9    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...JACOBSON
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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