FNUS73 KJKL 271921
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAYS ARCH...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
321 PM EDT SAT MAR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1500 EDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BOTTOM OUT AT AROUND 30
PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH
LESSENING BY DUSK. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOW TO RECOVER
DURING THE EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE WAY TO AN APPROACHING AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE...WHICH WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TO
EASTERN KENTUCKY DURING THE DAY TOMORROW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS TOWARDS DAWN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    THEN DECREASING TO 5 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    THEN DECREASING TO 5 MPH.
POP.................40 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........29     36     45     53     63     78
WEATHER COV.....                            S CHC  CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............57     53     50     48     46     45
RH..............36     45     51     56     61     68
20 FT WIND......E 3    SE 2   SE 2   SE 3   SE 3   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
POP.................100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........89     92     97     100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............44     48     52     55     57     56
RH..............77     79     84     89     93     89
20 FT WIND......SE 7   S 9    S 9    SE 8   S 7    SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     20     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...GEOGERIAN
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100327.GRAYS.01/JKL