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FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FOR HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
600 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.DISCUSSION...

INZ062-063-069>071-172015-
MONROE-BROWN-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
441 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                    MIDDAY. SHOWERS LIKELY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (82400 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...6500-7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.12 - 0.23 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.15 INCHES.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL MIDDAY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40700 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...5700-6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.08 - 0.26 INCHES.

$$

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH
THE REGION TODAY AND THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND PROVIDING MULTIPLE
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH THE WEEKEND WILL
NOT BE A COMPLETE WASH OUT...CONTINUED ON AND OFF SHOWERS AND
STORMS WILL MAKE FUELS VERY WET. SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN
SOUTHERLY THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND WITH FAIR TO GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL
EXPECTED.

INZ076-083-084-089-172015-
ORANGE IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY
429 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013 /329 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013/

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (72700 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...4800-5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.22 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.15 INCHES.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40100 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...3600-4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.09 INCHES.

$$