FNUS73 KJKL 201053 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE PINE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 653 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT SOUTH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 TO MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...LIGHT SOUTH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING LESS THAN 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....111. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........21 29 35 49 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 61 65 67 65 RH..............48 40 35 34 38 20 FT WIND......S 3 SW 7 SW 7 SW 5 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 52. MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT IN VALLEYS...AROUND 70 PERCENT ON RIDGES. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3 TO 5 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...EAST 3 TO 5 MPH. POP.................10 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. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........55 58 63 67 69 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 59 57 55 54 53 RH..............43 51 57 62 65 66 20 FT WIND......SW 2 S 1 S 1 S 2 SE 1 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................70 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....97. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........74 81 89 95 96 98 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 54 57 59 60 59 RH..............68 63 58 55 54 56 20 FT WIND......E 3 SE 5 SE 7 E 9 E 9 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...GEOGERIAN REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100320.LONEP.01/JKL