FNUS73 KJKL 072330
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUSH RIDGE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
730 PM EDT THU OCT 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1902 EDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL PASS SOUTH OF KENTUCKY THIS EVENING AND HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY ON FRIDAY. THE HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING DRY AND MILD WEATHER TO THE REGION INTO
THE WEEKEND. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT
IN MOST AREAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT
THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
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 (%).........0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     64     57     53     49     46
RH..............60     55     58     62     70     74
20 FT WIND......N 0    N 0    N 0    N 0    N 0    NE 0
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST AT 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST AT 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
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.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....18.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     56     67     75     79     77
RH..............75     55     40     29     23     24
20 FT WIND......SE 0   S 1    SW 2   W 3    W 3    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...GREIF
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101007.RUSHR.01/JKL