297  
SHUS83 KLMK 212030  
FWNLMK  
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FOR HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
430 PM 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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