FNUS73 KJKL 192241 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR CHERRY TREE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 641 PM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE AGAIN ON SATURDAY BUT WILL START GETTING PUSHED TO THE EAST AS THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES TOWARDS THE AREA. THE INVERSION SHOULD BE BREAKING BETWEEN 9:30 AND 10 AM TOMORROW...WITH THE WINDS STARTING TO FRESHEN UP AFTER NOON. ON FRIDAY... THERE WAS MORE DRY AIR ALOFT AVAILABLE TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND TO LOWER THE RHS TO LESS THAN 25 PERCENT. ON SATURDAY...THE MOISTURE WILL BE INCREASING OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THIS WILL HELP OFFSET THE INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES AND KEEP THE MIN RH AROUND 26. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED IN THE MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....76. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........20 24 29 33 40 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 51 58 65 68 67 RH..............75 43 35 29 27 30 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 3 S 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 9 13 13 8 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........41 46 49 55 59 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 59 57 55 54 53 RH..............38 46 50 58 64 68 20 FT WIND......SW 2 S 1 S 2 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................70 PERCENT. 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. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....59. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........67 76 82 90 94 95 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 55 59 62 63 62 RH..............64 59 53 48 48 50 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 5 S 7 S 8 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100320.CHERR.01/JKL