FNUS73 KJKL 161445 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE FORK...DANIEL BOONE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1045 AM EDT THU APR 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS AND LOW DISPERSION INDEX WILL MAKE SMOKE AN ISSUE FOR ANY BURNS ON FRIDAY...THESE CONDITIONS IMPROVE FOR SATURDAY... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. AS A RESULT... WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HOWEVER...TRANSPORT WINDS AND THE DISPERSION INDEX WILL BE QUITE POOR ON FRIDAY...WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT ON SATURDAY. FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS RECOVERING TO AROUND 85 PERCENT. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ON SATURDAY...BUT ANY RAINFALL SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 65. MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....52. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........99 92 87 65 43 28 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 51 57 61 62 62 RH..............90 76 63 57 56 56 20 FT WIND......N 2 NE 5 NE 5 NE 6 NE 8 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY...BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........13 11 8 6 6 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 53 50 47 45 44 RH..............59 67 71 72 77 78 20 FT WIND......NE 7 NE 6 E 6 E 3 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....18. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........10 12 16 19 20 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 55 63 68 71 70 RH..............81 64 48 40 37 39 20 FT WIND......E 3 SE 3 SE 3 E 3 S 3 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOW 70S. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....55. $$ FORECASTER...GREIF REQUESTED BY...BONITA JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090417.MIDDL.01/JKL