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FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FOR HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
600 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER TROUGH OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING EAST FROM THE GREAT PLAINS WILL PRODUCE COOL AND
DRY WEATHER THROUGH MONDAY. HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME MUCH
WARMER BY MIDWEEK AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE BY
THURSDAY.

INZ062-063-069>071-122030-
MONROE-BROWN-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
434 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (145900 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...6900-7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (94000 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...6500-7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

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.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OF CANADIAN ORIGIN WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL USHER IN COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND A DRY AIRMASS. WINDS WILL REMAIN WEST-NORTHWESTERLY
THROUGH MONDAY AND BE BREEZY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S AND
LOWER 30S EACH AFTERNOON WITH EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

INZ076-083-084-089-122015-
ORANGE IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY
342 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013 /242 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2013/

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 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 (134300 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...6200-6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (87200 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...5900-6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE.

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