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SHUS83 KLMK 211000
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FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FOR HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
600 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.DISCUSSION...

INZ062-063-069-070-212015-
MONROE-BROWN-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...BEDFORD
446 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (144000 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...5100-5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.17 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LIKELY...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.51 - 0.65 INCHES.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (157000 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...6400-6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.22 INCHES.

$$

.DISCUSSION...SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY AS A PAIR OF COLD FRONTS MARCH
ACROSS THE AREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR ANY STRONG STORMS WILL BE
THIS AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN
THREAT...WITH GUSTY WINDS A SECONDARY THREAT. AN ISOLATED TORNADO
CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT.

INZ076-083-084-089-212015-
ORANGE IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY
334 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 /234 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013/

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 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 (103400 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...3600-4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.14 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.48 INCHES.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (120900 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...4500-5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.21 INCHES.

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