FNUS73 KJKL 041229 CCA
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SWAG...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
712 AM EST WED MAR 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE TRANSITING THE OHIO VALLEY REGION WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING FAIR WEATHER TO THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. HOWEVER...
THE AIRMASS WILL BE DRY AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE SLOWLY.
THEREAFTER...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH THE AREA...BRINGING
WITH IT AN OCCASIONAL CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND
BEYOND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH
                    AROUND NOON.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....46.

TIME (EST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........32     29     29     26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     49     51     48
RH..............29     24     22     27
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 6   SW 6   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     5
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........25     26     28     30     32     35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     41     38     36     34     33
RH..............31     39     48     58     64     70
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 4    S 3    SW 2   S 3    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.8      7      6      5      5      7
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT RIDGETOPS AND SOUTH AND WEST SLOPES
                    TO 37 PERCENT ON EAST SLOPES.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 9 TO
                    13 MPH AROUND 1100. GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    POSSIBLE.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....77.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........42     49     50     46     49     48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............32     39     49     56     61     61
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 6    S 8    S 10   S 12   S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     18     20     19
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...PELTON
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090304.BIGSW.01/JKL