FNUS73 KIND 281208 FWSIND SPOT FORECAST FOR FORK RIDGE - DAY 2...HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 808 AM EDT WED MAR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DRIFT ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THIS MORNING...BUT WILL QUICKLY BE FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE. AS A RESULT...SUNNY SKIES WILL PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH FRIDAY. THAT WILL BE THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDDAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4000 FT AGL MIDDAY...THEN INCREASING TO 4200-6100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3600-44400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (76500-108700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (129500-139900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (39500-83700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........57 53 39 25 21 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 72 75 75 73 RH..............75 55 46 40 37 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 10 NW 11 NW 10 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 7 W 10 NW 11 NW 10 NW 9 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....800 2600 5200 6100 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 20 W 24 W 26 W 23 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........23 24 24 21 18 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 61 57 54 51 49 RH..............43 51 57 61 66 68 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 6 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6 NW 6 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....800 200 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 NW 9 NW 7 N 7 N 5 NE 6 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3600-24000 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........22 26 28 31 35 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 51 56 59 61 60 RH..............71 61 53 49 48 49 20 FT WIND......NE 4 NE 4 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 4 NE 4 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 E 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1800 3000 3500 3900 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 9 NE 10 NE 9 N 7 N 5 NE 3 $$ FORECASTER...HENDRICKSON REQUESTED BY...JEREMY KOLAKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.FORKR.03/IND