FNUS73 KJKL 191455
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
955 AM EST THU NOV 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EST ON NOVEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS
CHICAGO TODAY. WHILE SIGNIFICANT RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM HAS
PASSED EAST OF KENTUCKY THERE WILL BE LINGERING LOW CLOUDS AND POSSIBLY
A BIT OF DRIZZLE THIS MORNING...WITH SLOW IMPROVEMENT THIS AFTERNOON.
SURFACE WINDS WILL LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO
THE WEST THROUGH AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH SLIGHTLY BETTER
DRYING CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY BY MID-AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....31.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....25.

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FORECASTER...VOTAW
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091119.BURNP.01/JKL