FNUS73 KJKL 172219
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR BRANCH...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
619 PM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1752 EDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

RH WILL BEGIN TO RISE MORE QUICKLY AS THE SUN GOES DOWN. RECOVERY WILL
BE IN THE 70S TONIGHT...HOWEVER THE RH WILL BE DROPPING VERY QUICKLY
AGAIN TOMORROW AFTER THE INVERSION BREAKS. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR RAIN ON
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT DROPS DOWN FROM THE NORTH. THIS FRONT
WILL INITIALLY BE FAIRLY DRY...BRINGING WITH IT MOSTLY SPRINKLES AND
A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS...HOWEVER A FRONTAL WAVE WILL FORM OVER
CENTRAL TENNESSEE ON TUESDAY EVENING AND INCREASE THE CHANCE FOR A
WETTING RAIN...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF HAL ROGERS PARKWAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........6      7      9      12     14     16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     58     52     49     48     46
RH..............32     48     64     69     71     73
20 FT WIND......SW 2   SW 2   SW 2   SW 2   SW 2   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
                    EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....61.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........19     23     28     31     30     29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     57     69     75     77     75
RH..............76     60     40     30     29     32
20 FT WIND......SW 2   SW 3   SW 5   SW 7   SW 8   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      3      3      3

$$
FORECASTER...JACOBSON
REQUESTED BY...FREDA NEAL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101017.TAYLO.01/JKL