FNUS73 KJKL 232119
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAUREL CREEK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
519 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ANOTHER DRY DAY
ON TUESDAY. HOWEVER...AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL START TO BRING
AN INCREASE IN WINDS FROM THE SOUTH...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS REACHING
NEAR 10 MPH. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO BE FAIRLY DRY...
BUT CONTINUING ITS GRADUAL DAY TO DAY CREEP UPWARD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....LOWER 40S IN VALLEYS TO LOWER 50S ON RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 70 PERCENT ON RIDGES TO 95 PERCENT IN
                    VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH ON RIDGES AND
                    NEAR CALM WINDS IN VALLEYS.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS LATE IN
                    THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MID 60S ON NORTH SLOPES TO LOWER 70S ON SOUTH
                    SLOPES.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT ON SOUTH SLOPES TO 43 PERCENT ON
                    NORTH SLOPES.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH...WITH
                    A FEW GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....70.

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FORECASTER...HAL
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090324.LAURE.01/JKL