FNUS73 KJKL 311001
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARREN FORK HORSE CAMP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
601 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL PICK UP TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST. GUSTS MAY REACH 25 MPH...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL THEN BRING A BRIEF SPELL OF DRY AND QUIET WEATHER LASTING INTO
EARLY THURSDAY...BEFORE A STRONG STORM SYSTEM HEADS OUR WAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH...WITH A
                    FEW GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH.
POP.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....92.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 5-10 MPH...BECOMING WEST.
POP.................90 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS AT 5 MPH OR LESS.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....23.

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