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FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FOR HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
430 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.DISCUSSION...

INZ062-063-069>071-192015-
MONROE-BROWN-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
308 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG UNTIL MIDDAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (77400 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...6200-6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH AROUND 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (147400 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...5900-6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 INCHES.

$$

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL LINGER OVER EAST
KENTUCKY...MEANWHILE A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHERN
KENTUCKY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
TODAY. MOST LOCATIONS WILL STAY DRY. EXPECT A WARM UP WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. THERE WILL BE A MORE
STEADY SOUTHERLY SURFACE WIND GRADIENT BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH...
WITH THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ONLY DROPPING INTO THE
55-65 PERCENT RANGE.

INZ076-083-084-089-192015-
ORANGE IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY
345 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 /245 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013/

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG UNTIL MIDDAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (56400 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...4200-4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (86100 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...3700-4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

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