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SHUS83 KLMK 202030
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FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FOR HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
430 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.DISCUSSION...

INZ062-063-069>071-202015-
MONROE-BROWN-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
300 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........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 (131200 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...6000-6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.04 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.10 - 0.25 INCHES.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (173900 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...5500-6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.20 INCHES.

$$

.DISCUSSION...A DRY DAY IS IN STORE FOR THE OHIO VALLEY AS AN
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS OVER THE REGION. HIGHS
WILL TOP OUT IN THE 85 TO 90 DEGREE RANGE WITH PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES AND A STEADY SOUTH WIND BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH. EXPECT A
FEW GUSTS UP AROUND 20 MPH. THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE 45-55 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TO THE FORECAST LATE TONIGHT
ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND ACROSS MOST OF THE OHIO VALLEY ON
TUESDAY.

INZ076-083-084-089-202015-
ORANGE IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY
359 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 /259 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013/

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (120100 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...5500-6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 - 0.20 INCHES.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (133200 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...5300-5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.19 INCHES.

$$