FNUS73 KJKL 231825
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREST...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
225 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1309 EDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRIER AIR WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER DAY OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES. LOCATIONS THAT WILL SEE THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES WILL
GENERALLY BE FOUND NORTH OF THE HAL ROGER PARKWAY. LIGHT WINDS FROM
THE NORTHEAST WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SHIFT MORE TO THE
EAST. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET WITH NO WIND IN THE
VALLEYS AND ONLY LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS ON THE RIDGES. HUMIDITIES
RECOVER A BIT ON TUESDAY AS WINDS PICK UP FROM THE SOUTH. RAIN WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS A FRONTAL
SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST AT 5 TO 12 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....41.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....101.

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FORECASTER...DUSTY
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090323.PINEC.01/JKL