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SPOT FORECAST FOR COWHORN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
751 AM EDT MON MAR 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 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.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN
                    THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN
                    THE EVENING.
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.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH NEAR 10 ABOVE MPH.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........41     39     43     41     48     47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     64     72     78     81     80
RH..............88     79     60     45     40     43
20 FT WIND......S 0    SE 2   SE 3   S 3    S 6    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5      10     5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...DUSTY
REQUESTED BY...JERRY BURK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120319.COWHO.01/JKL