FNUS73 KJKL 062241
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARK CAMP...USFS DBNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
641 PM EDT TUE APR 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1816 EDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL LAST UNTIL SUNDOWN...
WHEN WINDS WILL SUBSIDE A BIT. A SOUTHWEST BREEZE WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE NIGHT KEEPING THE HUMIDITY RECOVERY POOR AT RIDGETOP
LEVEL. THE WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY... WITH
SIMILAR SPEEDS AND GUSTS TO TODAY. MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
HOWEVER AND SOME HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS SHOULD HELP KEEP HUMIDITY
ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES OVER THE FIRE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD
FRONT IS DUE INTO THE FIRE AREA THURSDAY MORNING... BRINGING GUSTY
WINDS BUT A WETTING LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....FROM 57 MIDSLOPE/VALLEY TO 63 RIDGETOP
MAX HUMIDITY........FROM 74 PERCENT MIDSLOPE/VALLEY TO 54 PERCENT RIDGETOP.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2100...
                    THEN SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST UP TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2100...
                    THEN SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
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 (%).........2      3      3      4      5      6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............79     72     67     63     61     58
RH..............22     31     43     61     68     72
20 FT WIND......W 7    SW 5   S 5    S 4    S 4    S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.18     14     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....149.

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FORECASTER...EDWARDS
REQUESTED BY...E J  BUNZENDAHL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100406.BARKC.01/JKL