FNUS73 KJKL 090908
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUSH RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
508 AM EDT SAT OCT 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1828 EDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A WEAKENING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OUR
DOMINANT INFLUENCE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IT WILL BRING MAINLY
CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS...AND DRY AFTERNOON AIR. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW 25 PERCENT EACH AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY AT THE RIDGETOP LOCATION IS NOT
EXPECTED TO BE MUCH ABOVE 70 PERCENT TONIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AT 5 MPH OR LESS.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....13.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........1      1      1      1      1      1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     61     72     78     81     78
RH..............75     54     37     27     24     24
20 FT WIND......W 1    W 1    W 2    W 3    W 3    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........1      1      1      1      1      1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     67     64     61     59     57
RH..............29     34     45     54     60     67
20 FT WIND......SW 1   SW 1   SW 1   SW 1   SW 1   SW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6      6

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AT 5 MPH OR LESS.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....25.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........1      4      6      9      8      8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     67     75     81     83     80
RH..............67     45     32     25     23     24
20 FT WIND......SW 1   SW 2   W 2    W 3    W 3    W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6      6

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FORECASTER...HAL
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101008.RUSHR.02/JKL