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SPOT FORECAST FOR WALKER BRANCH...DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
532 AM EST FRI DEC 14 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES TO THE EAST TODAY...WEAK
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP...ALLOWING HIGHS TO CLIMB INTO THE MID
TO UPPER 50S. ALONG WITH THE MILD TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY FALL TO NEAR 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AT THE
PROPOSED IGNITION SITE. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY LIGHT TODAY AND
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LOW AROUND 2400 FEET. THIS WILL
PROVIDE POOR VENTILATION. VERY WEAK MOISTURE RECOVERY IS ANTICIPATED
ON THE RIDGES TONIGHT...WHILE THE VALLEYS SHOULD HAVE GOOD MOISTURE
RECOVERY. SURFACE DEWPOINTS WILL BEGIN TO CLIMB LATE TONIGHT AND
ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY AS A WARM FRONT PUSHES INTO THE REGION. RAIN
CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY AND INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 1 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WINDS SOUTH AT 3 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WINDS SOUTH AT 3 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

TIME (EST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............39  43  48  51  54  55  55  52  48
RH..............62  47  35  30  28  26  28  32  41
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  S   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..1   2   3   3   4   4   3   2   1
20 FT WIND GUST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WINDS SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........3      8      17     36     49     53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     43     41     40     38     37
RH..............46     53     59     64     72     78
20 FT WIND......E 1    E 1    SE 1   SE 1   SE 1   SE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........51     67     72     73     74     72
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     40     49     57     60     59
RH..............82     78     58     46     43     49
20 FT WIND......S 1    S 3    S 5    S 7    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      10     10     10     10

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