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SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD HILL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
900 AM EDT MON MAR 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MIDDLE AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. A FEW SHOWERS AND
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON NORTH OF THE MOUNTAIN
PARKWAY DURING THE PEAK HEATING OF THE DAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITY
VALUES TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 PERCENT...WITH VALUES
BETWEEN 35 AND 40 PERCENT TOMORROW.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST NEAR 10 ABOVE MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....42.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........24     38     43     40     38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     75     78     80     76
RH..............56     46     43     37     47
20 FT WIND......S 2    SW 6   SW 5   S 5    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
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 (%).........37     37     37     36     38     39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     68     65     62     60     59
RH..............53     63     68     73     77     82
20 FT WIND......SE 3   SE 2   E 2    E 1    SE 0   SE 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....39.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........41     39     42     40     47     46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     64     72     78     81     80
RH..............86     77     58     45     40     44
20 FT WIND......SE 0   SE 3   SE 3   S 3    S 5    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5      10     5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...SHALLENBERGER
REQUESTED BY...MATT ELLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120319.COLDH.01/JKL