FNUS73 KJKL 271325 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR KLABER...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 925 AM EDT MON APR 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0836 EDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...PERSISTENT AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES... AND DRY FUELS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL OCCUR...AS WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES OFF TO THE EAST AND LOW PRESSURE ADVANCES FROM THE WEST. WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO AGAIN RISE INTO THE UPPER 80S...AND WITH GUSTY EXPECTED WINDS TO MIX DOWN FROM THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS WILL BE MET THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PROVIDE SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND DRY WEATHER IN THE FORM OF A DECENT CHANCE OF RAIN...AND COOLER TEMPERATURES BY TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL STALL OVER OUR AREA... ALLOWING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO LINGER OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WINDS SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WINDS SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT REQUEST...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 29 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....150. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........4 5 7 9 10 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 71 79 83 85 84 RH..............64 51 38 27 23 26 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 7 S 9 S 10 S 9 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 20 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....57 VALLEY...65 RIDGETOP. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT VALLEY...59 PERCENT RIDGETOP. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................10 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 (%).........13 18 24 28 31 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 73 66 63 62 61 RH..............35 46 59 67 67 66 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 78. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING. POP.................50 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2 UNTIL 1600...THEN 3. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....92. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........37 46 56 64 71 81 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............64 67 72 75 77 76 RH..............65 69 60 55 53 54 20 FT WIND......S 9 SW 12 SW 13 SW 12 W 9 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...RICHEY REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090427.KLABE.01/JKL