FNUS73 KJKL 190900
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR PEELED DOGWOOD...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
500 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

..LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS EXPECTED FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING.
A BAND OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT...
AFFECTING THE AREA MAINLY DURING THE MORNING THROUGH THE MID
AFTERNOON HOURS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A TENTH OF AN
INCH OR LESS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH
FAIR WEATHER RETURNING. DRIER AIR MOVING IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
WILL RESULT IN LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY LATE. RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING
                    THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1500 FT AGL AT 1000 EDT...INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 6000 FT AGL BY LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AT 12 TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....104.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....49.

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