FNUS73 KJKL 091055 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE FORK...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 555 AM EST TUE MAR 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... AS WILL RAIN CHANCES LATE IN THE DAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL AVERAGE AT 30 PERCENT OR HIGHER. SCATTERED SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT MARCHES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AT 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................0 PERCENT EARLY...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO ABOUT 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....98. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........48 55 73 80 91 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............56 63 66 65 59 RH..............47 38 34 35 46 20 FT WIND......S 3 SW 6 SW 7 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY...BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................50 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........93 94 88 74 72 76 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............55 50 48 48 48 47 RH..............53 68 76 76 77 82 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AT 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................40 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....50. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........88 89 90 91 86 80 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............46 51 57 60 63 63 RH..............86 74 65 60 58 59 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 5 S 7 S 8 S 7 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...RAY REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100309.MIDDL.01/JKL