FNUS73 KJKL 232050 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR SUTTON BRANCH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 450 PM EDT SAT OCT 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1556 EDT ON OCTOBER 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL SLACKEN DURING THE EVENING. HOWEVER... RELATIVELY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS ANTICIPATED AT THE FIRE LOCATION. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE PLAINS AND MS VALLEY ON SUNDAY WILL INCREASE AND LEAD TO 20 FOOT WINDS IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE ON SUNDAY. THESE WINDS MAY BRIEFLY COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEARING 25 PERCENT DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS ON SUNDAY. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ON SUNDAY NIGHT...A GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL COMMENCE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 3 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 (%).........33 36 40 42 43 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 64 62 58 56 54 RH..............28 35 42 48 52 56 20 FT WIND......SE 3 S 2 S 2 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........26-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 1000...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST IN THE UPPER TEENS MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....119. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........45 43 41 40 41 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 59 67 75 77 73 RH..............71 56 44 32 31 38 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 8 S 10 S12 S 11 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 17 19 17 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...PELTON REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101023.SUTTO.01/JKL