FNUS73 KJKL 282155 AAA FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK RIDGE C BURN UNIT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 555 PM EDT WED APR 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...PRELIMINARY SPOT FORECAST INCLUDING THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY...RESULTING IN DRY AND MILDER WEATHER. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT IN MANY LOCATIONS ON THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATER FRIDAY NIGHT... BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 30 MPH ON FRIDAY IN ADVANCE OF THIS FRONT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 42. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........20 22 21 17 18 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 57 52 49 46 44 RH..............31 42 53 57 63 68 20 FT WIND......W 5 NW 3 NW 2 W 2 W 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EVENING. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........24 29 30 29 29 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 57 64 72 70 67 RH..............71 48 41 31 33 37 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 57. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 60-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 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. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........26 26 26 24 23 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 67 64 62 60 59 RH..............33 40 48 54 56 58 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 S 6 S 7 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 6 6 6 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........20 21 23 25 31 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 68 73 79 76 73 RH..............59 44 39 32 34 39 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 9 S 9 S 10 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 20 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...GREIF REQUESTED BY...SASHA ERNST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100429.DARKR.01/JKL