FNUS73 KJKL 081446
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUSH RIDGE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1046 AM EDT FRI OCT 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1006 EDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION
TODAY AND REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN US INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THIS HIGH WILL BRING A DRY AIRMASS INTO THE REGION THAT
WILL WARM READILY...LEADING TO LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
THAT WILL BOTTOM OUT AT 25 PERCENT OR LOWER IN MANY LOCATIONS
EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. BEWARE OF DRY AIR MIX DOWN LATER THIS
AFTERNOON WHICH COULD QUICKLY DROP THE RH IN A VERY SHORT TIME.
.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 TO 10 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.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....24.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     73     78     79     70
RH..............50     35     28     23     32
20 FT WIND......SW 6   W 8    W 8    W 8    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12     15     15     15      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. PATCHY FOG LATE AT NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 2
                    MPH LATE SHIFTING TO THE WEST TOWARDS DAWN.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 0
                    MPH LATE SHIFTING TO THE WEST TOWARDS DAWN.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE 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      1
WEATHER COV.....                     PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG    FOG
TEMP............62     54     51     47     45     43
RH..............51     58     68     77     85     88
20 FT WIND......W 1    W 0    W 0    SW 0   SW 0   SW 0
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    UNTIL EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    UNTIL EVENING.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....17.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........1      1      1      1      1      1
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     54     69     77     80     77
RH..............92     68     41     28     24     27
20 FT WIND......W 0    W 1    W 2    W 2    W 3    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...JACOBSON
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101008.RUSHR.01/JKL