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SPOT FORECAST FOR PEELED DOGWOOD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
421 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH A RUMBLE OF THUNDER WILL OCCUR DURING THE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. RH RECOVERY WILL BE EXCELLENT
TONIGHT ACROSS THE AREA WITH LOWS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 50S. AN
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN DRYING THINGS OUT BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND BY WEDNESDAY THE MIN RH WILL BE DOWN NEAR 30 PERCENT.
SOME SHOWERS WILL BE RETURNING TO THE FORECAST ON THURSDAY AS THE
NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY...THEN A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER AROUND MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
                    MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
                    MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
POP.................30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........100    97     96     93     91     89
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     60     59     58     58     57
RH..............78     82     84     86     88     89
20 FT WIND......S 9    SW 8   SW 6   SW 7   SW 5   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10            5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST IN THE UPPER TEENS MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....128.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........86     76     68     54     47     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     62     67     71     73     72
RH..............89     81     66     54     5O     52
20 FT WIND......SW 3   SW 3   SW 6   W 8    W 8    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...JACOBSON
REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS - SZFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120313.PEELE.01/JKL