FNUS73 KJKL 171858 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR BARREN FORK POND PILES...DANIEL BOONE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 158 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EST ON FEBRUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL EASE OFF TO OUR EAST ALLOWING FOR SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS TODAY. THE INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO BRING AN INCREASE IN FIRE DANGER. A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH TONIGHT AND PASS THROUGH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE A WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN...ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ON WEDNESDAY WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY USHERING IN A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS. THE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH. TIME (EST) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........33 45 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 52 48 RH..............25 26 36 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 9 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY...THEN RAIN SHOWERS TOWARDS DAWN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 39. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSS UP TO 30 MPH. POP.................90 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........61 73 88 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............46 42 41 40 39 40 RH..............41 55 65 77 87 91 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 8 S 9 S 11 S 13 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 25 20 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 57. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 11 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AROUND NOON...SHIFTING TO WEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1600. GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. POP.................80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 97 94 91 88 85 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............43 46 50 53 55 54 RH..............90 84 77 74 75 78 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 8 S 9 SW 14 SW 15 W 15 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...PELTON REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090217.BARRE.01/JKL