FNUS73 KJKL 142301 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK RIDGE C...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 701 PM EDT WED APR 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST AND A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER MIN RHS THAN WE HAVE BEEN SEEING DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. THE INVERSION SHOULD BREAK BETWEEN 0930 TO 1000 IN THE MORNING. BEFORE THAT TIME...ANY SMOKE WILL BE TRAPPED BY THE INVERSION. THE MIXING HEIGHT WILL GROW WITH THE HEATING AND WILL BE UP TO 9300 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. .THUSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....56. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........0 3 6 8 11 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 64 70 74 77 76 RH..............72 58 49 40 33 33 20 FT WIND......W 2 SW 3 SW 3 SW 7 W 6 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 12 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 4 4 4 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. 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 (%).........23 10 3 4 3 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 68 66 63 62 60 RH..............37 42 52 56 59 63 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 2 W 1 W 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL EVENING. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....210. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........2 14 25 36 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 66 71 74 75 74 RH..............64 56 48 41 38 38 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 7 W 9 W 13 W 13 W 12 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 20 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...CHAD RUNYAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100414.DARKR.01/JKL