FNUS73 KJKL 220855
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAUREL...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
455 AM EDT FRI OCT 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2013 EDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE THE CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT
WINDS. IT WILL ALSO CONTINUE THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS
EXPERIENCED THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. LOOK FOR FIRE DANGER TO BE
ENHANCED AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT FOR BOTH
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS. SUNDAY WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL DRAW MOISTURE
FROM THE GULF IN PREPARATION TO THE EXPECTED RAINFALL BEGINNING NEXT
MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    UNTIL EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    UNTIL EVENING.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........0      4      6      7      8      9
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     46     56     63     65     63
RH..............76     51     34     27     26     30
20 FT WIND......N 0    SE 1   S 3    W 3    W 3    W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST TOWARDS DAWN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH.
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 (%).........9      13     18     22     29     38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     50     47     45     43     41
RH..............42     50     56     60     64     67
20 FT WIND......SW 2   S 1    S 1    S 1    S 0    S 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT NORTH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT NORTH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........44     43     42     42     40     38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     51     63     70     73     71
RH..............69     49     35     30     29     33
20 FT WIND......N 0    S 3    S 6    S 8    S 8    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...DUSTY
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101021.LAURE.01/JKL