FNUS73 KJKL 171307
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SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN KNOB AREA C...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
907 AM EDT THU MAR 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT OFF TO THE EAST TODAY.
ALTHOUGH SKIES WILL REMAIN SUNNY THROUGH THE DAY...SOUTH WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN...ESPECIALLY ON THE EXPOSED RIDGES THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
GUSTS ON ANY EXPOSED RIDGETOPS WILL LIKELY APPROACH 25 MPH. WINDS
WILL BE CONSIDERABLY LESS IN THE MORE SHELTERED AREAS OF THE
PRESCRIBED BURN...GENERALLY UNDER 10 MPH. ALONG WITH THE STRONGER
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO AROUND 70 ON THE
RIDGES...WITH MIXING HEIGHTS CLIMBING TO JUST ABOVE 4000 FEET. POOR
MOISTURE RECOVERY IS EXPECTED ON THE RIDGES TONIGHT AS WINDS WILL
HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES VERY MILD THROUGH TONIGHT. A BIT MORE CLOUD
COVER IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AS A WASHED OUT FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRIFTS
SOUTH AND STALLS OVER THE AREA. THIS WILL YIELD SLIGHTLY LOWER MIXING
HEIGHTS ON FRIDAY. AT THIS POINT...NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE INCREASING
                    TO 4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH EARLY...INCREASING TO 20 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....42.

TIME (EDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........0      5      7      7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     65     70     66
RH..............53     41     36     38
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 9    S 10   S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.       15     20     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........10     11     12     13     20     35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     60     58     56     54     53
RH..............44     51     56     60     64     65
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 3    S 3    S 3    SW 3   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
                    EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....69.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........40     50     60     60     60     60
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     58     64     69     71     71
RH..............71     64     56     52     52     55
20 FT WIND......SW 3   SW 6   SW 8   SW 9   SW 8   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...SULLIVAN
REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS - SZFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110317.INDIA.01/JKL