FNUS73 KJKL 111604 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR RUSH RIDGE...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1204 PM EDT MON OCT 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1132 EDT ON OCTOBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS WEAKENING AND MOVING OFF TO THE EAST. AT THE SAME TIME...LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST. YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE A AN GRADUAL INCREASE IN FAIRLY THIN CIRRUS CLOUDS DURING THE DAY TODAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO 22 THIS AFTERNOON. THE INITIAL HAINES IS A 6 HOWEVER SHOULD FALL TO A 5 BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HUMIDITY RECOVERY SHOULD BE DECENT TONIGHT AS MOISTURE BEGINS TO MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH INCREASING THIN CIRRUS MOVING INTO THE AREA. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH BECOMING 5 IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....50. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........12 16 18 25 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 80 85 85 76 RH..............45 30 24 22 31 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SSW 6 SSW 6 SW 5 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................10 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 (%).........30 32 34 36 38 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 66 62 59 56 54 RH..............42 55 67 71 84 88 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....69. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........35 37 39 41 45 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 63 72 78 80 78 RH..............77 60 45 35 32 36 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 3 W 3 W 3 W 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101011.RUSHR.01/JKL