FNUS73 KJKL 142348 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT RX BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 648 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 THIS IS A PRELIMINARY FORECAST AS OF MONDAY EVENING. THIS FORECAST IS BASED ON AN IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION WILL LEAD TO A SLACKENING PRESSURE GRADIENT TONIGHT AND ON TUESDAY AND THUS CONSIDERABLY LIGHTER WINDS. HOWEVER...THE AIRMASS THAT THE HIGH WILL BRING INTO THE REGION WILL BE RATHER DRY AND HUMIDITIES SHOULD BOTTOM OUT UNDER 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. A SUBSIDENCE INVERSION RELATED TO THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LEAD TO MIXING HEIGHTS ON THE LOWER SIDE TODAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 26. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........0 1 1 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 40 34 28 27 26 RH..............49 66 82 98 97 95 20 FT WIND......NW 3 N 3 N 3 N 3 N 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. HUMIDITY............55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST 6 TO 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH ABOUT 1400... THEN BECOMING LIGHT BY 1700. RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 6 TO 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH ABOUT 1400... THEN BECOMING LIGHT BY 1700. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1450 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE MAX 2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE... BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....9 AT IGNITION...28 MAX. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........0 6 11 21 17 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............25 33 44 51 55 53 RH..............97 77 52 32 28 31 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 6 E 7 E 7 SE 6 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 12 13 12 13 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...PELTON REQUESTED BY...MATT ELLIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110215.WILDC.01/JKL