FNUS73 KJKL 031418 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 918 AM EST THU FEB 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EST ON FEBRUARY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THERE MAY BE A FLURRY OR TWO THIS MORNING. EXPECT THE CLOUDS TO BE GENERALLY ON THE DECREASE AFTER 10 AM. THE HIGH RH MAY POSE A BIT OF A PROBLEM FOR GOOD IGNITION. TOMORROW...THERE SHOULD BE SOME WARMING...BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE AS THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE EARLY MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....20. TIME (EST) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........52 52 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 32 31 RH..............49 50 52 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE AT NIGHT SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE AT NIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE AT NIGHT SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE AT NIGHT. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........53 57 61 67 70 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 30 29 28 26 25 RH..............58 66 71 71 76 80 20 FT WIND......NE 2 N 1 NW 1 SW 0 NW 0 N 0 20 FT WIND GUST.5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................60 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.......1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....9. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........75 77 79 84 95 99 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............24 29 34 40 41 41 RH..............83 70 61 56 59 64 20 FT WIND......NE 0 NE 0 E 0 SE 1 SE 1 SE 1 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...BONITA JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110203.WILDC.01/JKL