FNUS73 KJKL 171250
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF PEN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
850 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...TRANSPORT WINDS AND DISPERSION INDEX ARE STILL FORECAST TO BE RATHER
LOW TODAY...MARGINALLY BETTER ON SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND
WARM DAYS THROUGH SATURDAY. THE AIRMASS...HOWEVER...WILL BE RATHER
DRY...ESPECIALLY TODAY AND LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW
25 PERCENT IN SOME AREAS. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN APPROACH
THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY SATURDAY NIGHT AND GRADUALLY WORK
ACROSS THE AREA TO START THE NEW WEEK...BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR
RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN
                    NORTH AROUND 3 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....RISING FROM AROUND 10 IN THE MORNING TO
                    LOWER 20S IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....AROUND 10 IN THE MORNING RISING TO NEAR
                    30 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GREIF
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.WOLFP.01/JKL