FNUS73 KJKL 250022
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR KLABER...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
822 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1946 EDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES WILL
BRING WARM AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. MUCH LOWER HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ON THE
RIDGES THAN IN THE VALLEY LOCATIONS. MAXIMUM RH RECOVERY ON THE
RIDGE TOPS WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL VERY LATE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...WINDS
WILL AGAIN BE GUSTY ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD BE LIGHTER
ON SUNDAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO ARRIVE UNTIL
TUESDAY OR TUESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55 VALLEY...AROUND 62 RIDGE TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT VALLEY...55 PERCENT RIDGE TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY BECOMING
                    SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........19     12     12     15     14     12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............81     74     68     64     59     58
RH..............25     34     40     45     52     60
20 FT WIND......SW 5   S 3    S 3    S 5    S 3    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5             5      5
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6      6

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....136.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........8      16     21     26     26     24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     67     75     80     83     82
RH..............80     60     46     34     30     31
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 7    SW 9   SW 12  SW 10  SW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     20     20     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...MODZELEWSKI
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090424.KLABE.01/JKL