FNUS73 KJKL 141201
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT RX BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
701 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING.
TEMPERATURES WILL HEAT UP QUICKLY INTO THE 50S...ALLOWING FOR SOME
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT FOR SOME
LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE HAL ROGERS PARKWAY AND
HIGHWAY 80. ADDITIONALLY...20 FOOT SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10
TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BECOME WEST...AND EVENTUALLY
DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN
ACROSS THE AREA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP DOWN TO AROUND
20 PERCENT FOR SOME LOCATIONS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY DRY AIR
MIXES DOWN FROM ALOFT. 20 FOOT SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN LESS THAN
10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE EARLY EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 24 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....116.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........21     21     21     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     54     54     52
RH..............34     41     41     43
20 FT WIND......W 15   W 14   W 10   W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     20     10
HAINES INDEX....5      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...GEOGERIAN
REQUESTED BY...MATT ELLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110214.WILDC.01/JKL