FNUS73 KJKL 271329
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR KLABER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
929 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 MID 80S...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WINDS TO MIX DOWN FROM
THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET OR EXCEEDED FOR A SHORT TIME 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 10 MPH THROUGH 1100...THEN
                    SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57 VALLEY...65 RIDGETOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT VALLEY...60 PERCENT RIDGETOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EARLY AFTERNOON. 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.

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FORECASTER...RICHEY
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090427.KLABE.01/JKL