FNUS73 KJKL 241345
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOXY...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
945 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0929 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ONE MORE WARM AND DRY DAY
TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL START OUT VERY LOW NORTH OF THE
MOUNTAIN PARKWAY THIS MORNING... BUT ACTUALLY INCREASE SOME DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS WINDS TURN MORE SOUTHERLY THROUGH THE DAY AND
THE VERY DRY LOW LEVEL AIRMASS MOISTENS. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN
APPROACH THE AREA TONIGHT AND AND STALL OUT ON WEDNESDAY. THIS
WILL BRING A WIDESPREAD BUT GENERALLY LIGHT RAINFALL TO EAST
KENTUCKY. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL GENERALLY BE
AROUND A HALF AN INCH WITH UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER
STORMS. ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RAINFALL WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY... AND THEN AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    20 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 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.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....100.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TOWARDS DAWN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    20 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
POP.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 28 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....81.

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FORECASTER...DUSTY
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090324.FOXY_.01/JKL