FNUS73 KJKL 130904
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK RIDGE C...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
504 AM EDT TUE APR 13 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AS A
STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE FIRE AREA. A WEAK AND
MOISTURE STARVED COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE AREA
LATER TODAY BUT IT SHOULD ONLY BE NOTICED BY A WIND SHIFT AND SOME
HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS THE
FIRE AREA LATE ON FRIDAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS IT
PASSES BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS DO NOT LOOK SUBSTANTIAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 AT IGNITION...MAX 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....56.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........3      6      10     13     13     13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     62     72     77     79     78
RH..............60     43     29     22     21     21
20 FT WIND......SW 2   SW 3   SW 6   SW 7   W 7    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
POP.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
TEMP............73     66     60     55     52     49
RH..............24     31     40     50     60     72
20 FT WIND......W 3    SW 2   W 2    N 2    N 2    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....43.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........11     12     14     16     17     18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     61     72     77     79     78
RH..............75     55     37     27     25     26
20 FT WIND......N 2    N 3    NE 3   N 5    NE 5   N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3

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