FNUS73 KJKL 122201
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR BRANCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
501 PM EST SAT MAR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT IS APPROACHING THE AREA WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND THEN STALL OUT SOUTH OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY
WITH HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDING INTO THE COMMONWEALTH. HOWEVER...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE BOUNDARY OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS AND TRACK INTO THE TN VALLEY ON MONDAY...LIKELY BRINGING MORE
RAIN TO THE REGION.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH TOWARDS
                    DAWN.
POP.................10 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........31     38     47     54     56     58
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     54     50     48     45     44
RH..............47     59     69     75     76     84
20 FT WIND......W 4    W 3    W 3    W 3    W 3    N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
HUMIDITY............75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST
                    AT 3 TO 5 MPH AROUND 1100 AND THEN BECOMING WEST
                    3 TO 5 MPH AROUND 1300.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST
                    AT 4 TO 7 MPH AROUND 1100 AND THEN BECOMING WEST
                    4 TO 7 MPH AROUND 1300.
POP.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1650 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 4200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH AROUND 1300.
DISPERSION INDEX....11 AT IGNITION...MAX 37.

TIME (EST)      8 AM   10 AM  12 PM  2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........60     63     68     71     76     84
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............43     49     53     56     59     58
RH..............95     75     62     53     48     50
20 FT WIND......NE 2   N 2    NW 4   W 4    W 4    NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...PELTON
REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS - SZFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110313.TAYLO.01/JKL