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FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FOR HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
600 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL MOVE ACROSS INDIANA
TONIGHT WITH CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING OVER THE GREAT LAKES
AND OHIO VALLEY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HOT AND HUMID GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS TODAY WILL FUEL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.

INZ062-063-069>071-122015-
MONROE-BROWN-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
448 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (167100 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...5600-6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.12 - 0.39 INCHES.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (150400 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...6400-6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 INCHES.

$$

.DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE HOT AND HUMID WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS
WILL ERUPT AHEAD OF THAT FRONT AND MAY BRING LOCALLY DAMAGING
WINDS TO THE REGION. THOSE STORMS SHOULD THEN MOVE OFF TO THE
SOUTHEAST THURSDAY MORNING.

INZ076-083-084-089-122015-
ORANGE IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY
406 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013 /306 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013/

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (124100 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...3700-4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LIKELY...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.09 - 0.21 INCHES.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (131400 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...5300-5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 INCHES.

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