FNUS73 KJKL 162027
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SWAG...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
327 PM EST WED FEB 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MAIN FEATURE OF CONCERN WILL BE WINDS AS THEY GRADUAL
INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY AND BECOME QUITE GUSTY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL GENERALLY REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 30 PERCENT...WITH A SMALL RECOVERY
TONIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........44     42     39     36     34     33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     54     52     50     49     48
RH..............47     57     60     60     59     61
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 3    S 5    S 6    S 6    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5             10     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      3      3      3

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 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 10 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 24 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....122.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........33     33     33     33     34     36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     50     58     64     68     67
RH..............74     67     53     42     37     41
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 8    S 10   S 13   S 13   S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     22     28     26     25
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...RAY
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110217.BIGSW.01/JKL