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SPOT FORECAST FOR WALKER BRANCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1131 AM EST SUN NOV 18 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...MAINLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT LEAST THROUGH THE
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. THERE IS A JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
TUESDAY NIGHT DUE TO AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND A DYING COLD
FRONT.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....11.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........17     22     30     38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     60     64     59
RH..............57     45     38     48
20 FT WIND......N 1    W 1    W 2   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    LATE AT NIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    LATE AT NIGHT.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........45     43     40     38     33     28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     48     45     44     42     40
RH..............64     74     80     80     87     92
20 FT WIND......NW 1   NW 1   NW 1   N 1    SW 1   S 1
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....41.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........28     35     42     48     50     53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     40     49     57     61     61
RH..............94     92     65     50     44     45
20 FT WIND......W 1    W 2    W 3    NW 3   NW 3   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...SHALLENBERGER
REQUESTED BY...BONITA JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121119.WALKE.01/JKL