FNUS73 KJKL 211321
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOBBLERS KNOB RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
921 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SOME CLOUDS TO THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL BE RATHER LIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WELL. THE NEXT
CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL ARRIVE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS A STORM
SYSTEM MOVES EAST FROM THE PLAINS. IN THE MID LEVELS...LOOK FOR AN
INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH THE BREAKING OF THE LOW LEVEL
INVERSION BY LATE MORNING WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE DISPERSION INDEX
WHILE NOT APPRECIATIVELY INCREASING THE SURFACE WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....45.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH AROUND 0 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH AROUND 0 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....18.

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FORECASTER...DUSTY
REQUESTED BY...TOM BARNES BIG SOUTH FORK NRRA FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090321.GOBBL.01/JKL