FNUS73 KJKL 231528 AAA FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN POND 2...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1128 AM EDT SAT OCT 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1110 EDT ON OCTOBER 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WARMER AND CONTINUED VERY DRY TODAY... ...DID INCREASE WINDS A COUPLE OF MPH WITH THIS UPDATE... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN DOMINANT THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE GETTING NUDGED OFF TO OUR EAST ON SUNDAY BY AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM NOW OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ACCOMPANY THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM TODAY WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY ONCE AGAIN DROPPING BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR MOST AREAS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP TO AROUND 10 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 15 KTS BY MID AFTERNOON...BUT REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. FOLLOWING A NIGHT OF POOR RIDGETOP HUMIDITY RECOVERY...NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AS WINDS INCREASE. MODELS CONTINUE TO POINT TO A WETTING RAINFALL SUNDAY NIGHT INTO THE DAY ON MONDAY...ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE ON EXACT AMOUNTS IS STILL FAIRLY LOW. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....48. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........15 19 24 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 74 76 75 RH..............27 23 22 24 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 9 S 9 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 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 (%).........35 41 48 53 52 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 65 60 55 54 52 RH..............29 36 44 53 54 56 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....126. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........51 48 45 42 47 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 61 70 75 77 76 RH..............58 49 40 36 34 36 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 9 S 10 S 13 S 13 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 25 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...GREIF REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101023.GREEN.01/JKL