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SPOT FORECAST FOR HENSLEY PILE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
542 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COOL AND DAMP CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THE PROPOSED
IGNITION SITE TODAY. GIVEN GOOD UPSLOPE FLOW FROM WESTERLY
WINDS...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE HIGH
TERRAIN OF BELL COUNTY THROUGH TODAY...TONIGHT...AND FRIDAY WITH SOME
LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. STEADY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TODAY BEFORE SUBSIDING TONIGHT AS THEY BECOME WEST-NORTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
POP.................90 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....34.

TIME (EST)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100
WEATHER COV.....OCL OCL OCL OCL OCL OCL OCL
WEATHER TYPE....SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TEMP............23  24  25  26  27  27  28
RH..............87  85  84  85  87  90  93
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   9   8   8   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  10
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........100    100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....OCNL   OCNL   OCNL   OCNL   OCNL   NUMRUS
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR
TEMP............28     29     29     27     26     25
RH..............97     100    100    100    100    100
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 5    W 5    W 3    NW 3   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27.
MIN HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE EARLY EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST NEAR 10 ABOVE MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....18.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........100    100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR
TEMP............25     24     24     25     26     26
RH..............100    99     94     89     92     94
20 FT WIND......NW 3   NW 3   NW 3   NW 3   NW 3   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...SULLIVAN
REQUESTED BY...CODY EVANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130228.HENSL.01/JKL