FNUS73 KJKL 302350
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR BAR CREEK...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
650 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1843 EST ON DECEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RAIN CLOSING IN QUICKLY...

.DISCUSSION...
RAIN SHOWERS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. THE RAIN WILL BE
LIGHT IN NATURE WITH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ONE
QUARTER OF AN INCH FOR THE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT TIME
FRAME. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY...WITH LIGHT
RAIN CHANGING TO LIGHT SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH LITTLE
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BEFORE SNOW SHOWERS COME TO AN END. A
PROLONGED COLD SPELL WILL TAKE PLACE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF
NEXT WEEK WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING AND LOW TEMPERATURES
IN THE TEENS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
POP.................90 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                    CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
POP.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....38.

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FORECASTER...GREIF
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091230.BARCR.01/JKL