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FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FOR HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
600 AM EDT TUE MAY 14 2013

.DISCUSSION...MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY AS UPPER RIDGING PASSES OVER CENTRAL INDIANA AND WARM
ADVECTION GETS GOING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING THROUGH SUNSET TODAY ALONG WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 25 AND 35 PERCENT. LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON A FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST AND
SUBSEQUENTLY STALL OVER THE AREA BRINGING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH IT.

INZ062-063-069>071-142030-
MONROE-BROWN-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
419 AM EDT TUE MAY 14 2013

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (89400 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...3600-4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (146100 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...5600-6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

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.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...BUT WILL SLOWLY SHIFT SOUTHEAST. RETURN FLOW WILL
COMMENCE TODAY...WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND INCREASING MOISTURE.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOW TO MID
30S...PERHAPS A FEW UPPER 20S WITH SOME DRY AIR MIXING DOWN.
HOWEVER...THIS SHOULD BE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AS MOISTURE IS
FORECAST TO INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S TODAY...WITH LOW TO MID
80S EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN FOR
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

INZ076-083-084-089-142030-
ORANGE IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY
349 AM EDT TUE MAY 14 2013 /249 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013/

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (83300 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...3300-3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (128500 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...5300-5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

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