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SPOT FORECAST FOR WALKER BRANCH...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
521 PM EST WED NOV 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COUPLE OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND THEN AGAIN ON FRIDAY.
BUT DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE TRANSITS THE
REGION THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL LEVEL OUT AT BETWEEN 35 AND 50 PERCENT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
AFTERNOONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVERY WELL DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL AT
LEAST TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY...THEN CLEARING LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25 TO 30 IN THE VALLEYS AND LOWER 30S ALONG THE
                    RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 100 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND AROUND 80
                    PERCENT ON THE RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...CALM IN THE VALLEYS AND NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH
                    ON THE RIDGES.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........66     65     59     54     28     26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     38     36     33     32     31
RH..............59     72     80     85     88     89
20 FT WIND......NE 3   NE 2   NE 1   NE 1   NE 1   NE 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH AROUND 3 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....8.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........25     25     25     24     22     25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............29     31     41     50     54     54
RH..............93     98     72     48     38     38
20 FT WIND......E 0    SE 0   SE 0   N 1    N 2    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.                            5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...RAY
REQUESTED BY...BONITA JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121116.WALKE.01/JKL