FNUS73 KJKL 071125 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR LAUREL CREEK...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 625 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON NOVEMBER 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED OVER THE ATLANTIC COAST WILL KEEP THE WEATHER FAIR OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM EACH DAY. BUT OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN QUITE CHILLY...ESPECIALLY IN OUR TYPICALLY COOLER VALLEY LOCATIONS. EXPECT A SIGNIFICANT RIDGE...VALLEY SPLIT IN TEMPERATURES EACH NIGHT. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE QUITE LOW EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER VALUES ON SUNDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR 25 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AND MONDAY...AND TO AROUND 30 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST RIDGETOPS...ABOVE 2500 FEET WILL SEE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........32 TO 37 IN SHELETERED VALLEY BOTTOM AND NORTH SLOPES...AROUND 30 PERCENT SOUTH AND WEST FACING SLOPES AND RIDGESTOPS. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....37. TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........3 4 6 7 WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 67 67 59 RH..............39 33 33 45 20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 9 SW 9 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37 IN SHELETERED VALLEY BOTTOM...AROUND 43 ON RIDGETOP. MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 90 PERCENT IN SHELETERED VALLEY BOTTOM... AROUND 60 PERCENT RIDGETOP. WIND (20 FT)........CLAM IN SHELETERED VALLEY BOTTOM...SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH ON RIDGETOP. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........8 7 6 5 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 51 49 47 45 43 RH..............52 64 74 80 85 87 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 3 S 3 S 2 S 1 S 0 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 36 PERCENT SHELETERED VALLEY BOTTOM... NEAR 30 PERCENT ON RIDGETOP. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....12. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........5 6 7 8 6 4 WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 50 62 69 72 68 RH..............89 67 47 35 34 42 20 FT WIND......S 0 S 1 S 2 S 3 S 3 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...RAY REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091107.LAURE.01/JKL ...SPOT FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED ONCE NEW COORDINATES ARE PROVIDED...