FNUS73 KJKL 122146 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR BRANCH RX...DANIEL BOONE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 545 PM EDT MON APR 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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 82. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...WI TH GUSTS TO 16 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......7200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....71. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........6 9 12 14 14 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 65 76 79 80 79 RH..............66 42 30 26 20 21 20 FT WIND......S 1 SW 3 SW 6 W 8 W 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .TUESDAYNIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH LATE AT NIGHT SHIFTING TO THE NORTH TOWARDS DAWN. POP.................0 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 (%).........13 12 10 9 9 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 66 58 54 51 50 RH..............27 40 50 56 60 64 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 3 NE 1 SE 1 E 0 E 0 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH. POP.................0 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.......6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....55. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........10 12 15 17 17 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 62 71 77 80 79 RH..............85 59 43 33 28 29 20 FT WIND......NE 1 NE 2 N 3 N 5 N 5 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100413.TAYLO.01/JKL