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SPOT FORECAST FOR WALKER BRANCH...DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
420 PM EST WED DEC 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WITH MOSTLY SUNNY DAYS...CLEAR NIGHTS AND
LIGHT WINDS WILL BE THE NORMAL UNTIL THE NEXT SYSTEM BEGINS TO AFFECT
THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING. EXPECT HIGHS IN THE 50S WITH LOWS IN THE
20S TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE AND VALLEY SPLIT TONIGHT MAY
ALLOW SOME VALLEY TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
   24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES WARMER.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-34 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......6 PERCENT DRIER.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....13.
VENT RATE...........POOR (12700 KNOT-FT).
PROB OF PRECIP......0 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........NONE.


.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........20     30     44     55     59     64
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     43     41     39     38     36
RH..............45     55     62     67     70     74
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 2    S 3    S 3    S 3    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER
                    IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL
                    EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST IN THE MID TEENS MPH.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........69     73     80     84     87     90
WEATHER COV.....              S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............35     35     43     50     53     54
RH..............81     87     69     56     53     57
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 5    S 8    S 9    S 10   S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     15     20     20

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FORECASTER...DUSTY
REQUESTED BY...EJ BUNZENDAHL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121214.WALKE.01/JKL