FNUS73 KJKL 181037 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK CREEK CHESTNUT CLIFFS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 637 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ONE MORE DRY DAY...WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES FALLING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. HIGH CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO THICKEN THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ENCROACHING ON THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN BY DAWN. WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ALSO POSSIBLE. RAIN SHOWERS WILL LIKELY LINGER INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........28-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 TO 7 MPH AROUND 1100. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH AROUND 1000. POP.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....55. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........21 29 35 45 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 71 73 74 71 RH..............42 34 30 31 34 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 5 SW 6 SW 5 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER TOWARDS DAWN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54. MAX HUMIDITY........68-74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH THROUGH 0300...THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........57 64 69 80 88 93 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............69 64 61 58 56 55 RH..............38 47 52 56 61 66 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH AROUND 1100. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH. POP.................90 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 24 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....64. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........98 98 99 99 99 99 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 57 59 61 61 61 RH..............69 66 65 65 66 67 20 FT WIND......SE 3 E 5 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...PELTON REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090418.BUCKC.01/JKL