FNUS73 KJKL 212316
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK SHOALS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
716 PM EDT THU OCT 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1846 EDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SLACKENING WINDS AND IMPROVING HUMIDITIES THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE REGION THIS
EVENING...AND AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER AND
WINDS WILL SLACKEN AS SUNSET APPROACHES. THE HIGH WILL CONTINUE BUILDING
INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE START OF THE
WEEKEND. THE HIGH WILL MAINTAIN A DRY AIR MASS ACROSS THE REGION INTO THE
START OF THE WEEKEND...BUT WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER THAN TODAY. FROST
IS ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST TOWARDS DAWN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY...BECOMING
                    CALM AROUND MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY...BECOMING
                    CALM AROUND MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY...BECOMING
                    CALM AROUND MIDNIGHT.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO 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.....                                   AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST
TEMP............58     52     46     40     37     34
RH..............50     55     63     79     86     93
20 FT WIND......NW 3   NW 3   NW 2   NW 0   NW 0   N 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 1 TO 3 MPH THROUGH NOON...THEN
                    WEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 1 TO 3 MPH THROUGH NOON...THEN
                    WEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 1 TO 3 MPH THROUGH NOON...THEN
                    WEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....22.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........0      4      7      8      9      10
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     47     59     65     69     66
RH..............93     57     37     28     25     29
20 FT WIND......S 1    SE 1   S 2    W 3    W 3    NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...PELTON
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101021.BUCKS.01/JKL