FNUS73 KJKL 130015
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK RIDGE C...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
815 PM EDT MON APR 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 EDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT THE INVERSION TO BREAK BETWEEN 0900 AND 1000. MIN RH IS
OF 20 PERCENT EXPECTED AROUND 1600. THE FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL GET
MORE ACTIVE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES AND PEAK OUT BETWEEN 1500 AND
1700. RECOVERY ON RIDGES AND MID SLOPES WILL BE MARGINAL AND MAY
KEEP FIRES FROM LAYING DOWN AS MUCH AS WOULD NORMALLY BE EXPECTED IN
THE OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NEAR 10 ABOVE MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....75.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........8      10     13     16     15     14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     58     64     66     67     67
RH..............60     46     32     28     21     23
20 FT WIND......E 2    S 7    SW 9   W 10   W 10   W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       12     15     18     18     12
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      4

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT.
POP.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
TEMP............65     61     57     54     52     52
RH..............29     41     52     56     62     64
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 4   N 3    N 2    N 2    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
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.......6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....57.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........14     15     18     20     20     21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     61     67     71     74     73
RH..............71     55     43     35     30     31
20 FT WIND......NE 3   N 3    N 5    N 6    NE 6   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...JACOBSON
REQUESTED BY...CHAD RUNYAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100413.DARKR.01/JKL