FNUS73 KJKL 031158 AAA FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAIGHT CREEK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 658 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES TODAY...PROVIDING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND SUPPORTING TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE LOWER 60S FOR MANY LOCATIONS. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BOTTOMING OUT IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN LESS THAN 10 MPH TODAY...STARTING OUT FROM THE ENE AND THEN GRADUALLY VEERING TO THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALLOW FOR 20 FOOT WINDS TO BECOME GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AT 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS AT 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. 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. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX OF 4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH AND INCREASING TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....71. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........18 22 25 35 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 52 61 64 61 RH..............53 41 33 31 37 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 5 S 6 S 6 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 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 (%).........48 51 57 60 68 78 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 51 48 47 45 42 RH..............45 59 63 64 67 77 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 SE 3 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AT 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH... WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AT 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....96. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........85 85 86 86 87 87 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............41 45 53 59 64 64 RH..............87 78 60 54 45 44 20 FT WIND......E 1 S 5 S 9 S 9 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...GEOGERIAN REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS - SZFMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110303.STRAI.01/JKL