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SPOT FORECAST FOR BARREN FORK   FLAT ROCK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
905 PM EDT WED MAR 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HUMIDITIES ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON DOWN TO NEAR 30 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS
EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDS INTO THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL
BRING DRIER AIR TO THE REGION TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. HUMIDITIES MAY
DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT IN SOME LOCATIONS FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. HOWEVER...ANOTHER
FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT...PRODUCING SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MILDER CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND...WITH A SHORT BOUT OF DRY WEATHER FRIDAY. UNSETTLED WEATHER
WITH SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RAIN ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN CLEARING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO NEAR CALM
                    TOWARDS DAWN.
POP.................10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM   7 AM
SKY (%).........61     53     31     21     10     9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............32     31     28     26     25     23
RH..............53     58     66     75     78     78
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 5   NW 3   NW 3   NW 3   W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      5      5      5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED TO
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO NEAR 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
POP.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NEAR 10 ABOVE MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....65.

TIME (EDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........8   10  14  15  20  31  36  42  56  62  70  85
WEATHER COV.....                                        ISO SCT
WEATHER TYPE....                                        RW  RW
TEMP............23  23  26  30  34  37  40  43  45  46  46  45
RH..............77  76  68  57  48  42  38  35  34  34  36  40
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..2   2   3   3   3   3   3   5   6   6   5   3
20 FT WIND GST..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  5
MIXING HGT IN
1000 FEET AGL...0.8 1.4 2.7 3.3 3.5 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.0
TRANS WINDS.....0 SW2 W6 NW11 NW13 NW13 NW13 W13 W13 W13 W14 W14
DISP INDEX......0    3  17  36  44  53  57  60  65  67  65  58

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FORECASTER...GREIF
REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130314.BARRE.02/JKL