FNUS73 KJKL 051110
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
610 AM EST THU MAR 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 5TH.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 25 PERCENT AS WELL AS
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF OUR AREA TODAY. LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL BE RESTRICTED TO AREAS GENERALLY EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 75
CORRIDOR WHILE SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WILL BE
REALIZED MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 75 CORRIDOR. WIND
GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THOSE AREAS AS WELL. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER ON FRIDAY...WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
EXPECTED NORTH OF THE MOUNTAIN PARKWAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
THE OHIO VALLEY REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH
                    UNTIL EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 22 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....81.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........39     47     49     50     43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     58     63     64     59
RH..............39     33     30     30     37
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 9    S 10   S 12   S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........41     55     68     67     65     64
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     53     52     51     48     46
RH..............41     47     52     59     65     71
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 8    S 8    S 7    S 6    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      2      2      2

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 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.......2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....34.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........63     63     62     61     57     52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     51     58     64     67     67
RH..............77     70     61     55     52     53
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 8    SW 10  SW 12  SW 9   SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     20     20     20     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...RAY
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090305.NORTH.01/JKL