FNUS73 KJKL 041227 CCA
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH...USFS...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
706 AM EST WED MAR 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.....49 EAST SLOPES TO 53 RIDGETOPS AND SOUTH AND
                    WEST SLOPES.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT RIDGETOPS AND SOUTH AND WEST SLOPES
                    TO 24 PERCENT ON EAST SLOPES.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...AROUND 1200 BECOMING
                    SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH...WITH 6 TO 9 MPH ON
                    SOUTH SLOPES.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 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....50.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25 TO 30 VALLEYS...AROUND 35 ON RIDGETOPS.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 95 PERCENT VALLEYS...65 TO 75 PERCENT
                    RIDGETOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH...EXCEPT BECOMING CALM
                    AROUND 1900 IN VALLEYS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 EAST SLOPES TO 64 ON RIDETOPS AND SOUTH
                    AND WEST FACING SLOPES.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT RIDGETOPS AND SOUTH AND WEST SLOPES
                    TO 37 PERCENT ON EAST SLOPES.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 10
                    MPH AROUND 1000...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 9 TO
                    13 MPH AROUND 1000. GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    POSSIBLE.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....77.

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