FNUS73 KJKL 201046 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR CHERRY TREE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 646 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 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 PROVIDE ANOTHER MILD AND DRY DAY ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY. THE INVERSION WILL BE BREAKING BETWEEN 10 AND 11 AM. MOISTURE WILL BE INCREASING OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THIS WILL HELP OFFSET THE INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES AND KEEP THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....104. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........10 13 18 22 38 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 51 58 63 66 66 RH..............59 50 40 32 29 30 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 3 SW 6 SW 6 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS...55-60 PERCENT ON THE RIDGES. 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........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........46 49 52 55 59 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 59 57 55 54 53 RH..............37 44 49 53 57 59 20 FT WIND......SW 2 S 2 SE 2 S 3 SE 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING. POP.................50 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.......5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....78. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........68 75 84 90 92 94 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 56 60 62 64 63 RH..............61 54 48 45 43 46 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 3 E 5 E 7 E 7 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...GEOGERIAN REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100320.CHERR.01/JKL