FNUS73 KJKL 051515 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1015 AM EST THU MAR 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE AREA. RH WILL DROP DOWN TO 30 PERCENT FROM 1400 TO 1500 HOURS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE INCREASING AS THE DAY GOES ON THEREFORE THE WIND SHOULD BE INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE THE LOW RH...INCREASED FUEL TEMPERATURES... AND WINDS SHOULD CREATE A SCENARIO WHERE THE PROBABILITY OF IGNITION SHOULD PEAK OUT IN THE AFTERNOON AND PRESENT THE PEAK OPPORTUNITY FOR SPOTTING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 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............48 57 63 64 59 RH..............38 32 30 30 37 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 9 S 10 S 12 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 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. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 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 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 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090305.NORTH.01/JKL