FNUS73 KJKL 101010 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR PEELED DOGWOOD...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 610 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON MARCH 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT A VERY WARM EARLY MARCH DAY WITH WINDS PICKING UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. THERE WILL BE PERIOD OF RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A COUPLE OF STRAY THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT FROM THIS AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. A COOL DOWN FOLLOWS THEN THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE FORECAST FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT MONDAY AS WELL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....155. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER EARLY...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM TOWARDS DAWN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 55. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. POP.................70 PERCENT. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. POP.................80 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....28. $$ FORECASTER...GREIF REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090310.PEELE.01/JKL