FNUS73 KJKL 111055 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR BRANCH RX...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 655 AM EDT SUN APR 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DOWN TO AROUND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ITS HOLD ON THE WEATHER TODAY AS A COLD FRONT DIES OUT TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY DAY AS DRIER AIR MIXES DOWN FROM ALOFT. DUE TO THIS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF THOUSANDS OF FEET OFF THE GROUND WILL MAKE FOR JUST MARGINAL SMOKE DISPERSION CONDITIONS TODAY. SOME MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL OCCUR TONIGHT...BUT MAINLY IN THE VALLEYS. A FEW MORE CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH THE REMAINS OF THE FRONT OVERHEAD ALONG WITH A BIT MORE MOISTURE IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOMEWHAT IMPROVED HUMIDITY LEVELS MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE DISPERSION INDEX WILL BE A BIT BETTER ON MONDAY THAN TODAY...BUT STILL FAR FROM IDEAL. THE DRY WEATHER LOOKS TO CONTINUE WELL INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK AS A NEW AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA AND MOISTURE PROVIDING FRONTS STAY NORTH OF KENTUCKY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH AROUND 5 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.......7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....30. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........3 6 8 11 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 70 73 75 74 RH..............40 23 21 19 19 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 W 3 W 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 0 TO 5 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 (%).........14 16 19 22 22 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 62 54 49 46 45 RH..............24 39 54 64 71 72 20 FT WIND......N 3 NW 2 NW 1 W 2 SW 1 SW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................10 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.......7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....66. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........22 28 35 41 33 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 62 73 75 76 75 RH..............73 43 28 25 24 27 20 FT WIND......S 1 E 2 E 3 NE 5 NE 6 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...GREIF REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100411.TAYLO.01/JKL