FNUS73 KJKL 171956
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR CURD GARDEN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
356 PM EDT THU MAR 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL BE IN PLACE FOR
MOST OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AT THE BURN SITE WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES
REMAINING IN PLACE THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. A FEW SPRINKLES
MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT THE BURN SITE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT
THE CHANCE FOR THIS TO OCCUR IS LESS THAN TEN PERCENT. LIGHTER WINDS
ALOFT WILL MOVE IN EARLY FRIDAY...LEADING TO A LOWER DISPERSION
INDEX THAN WHAT OCCURRED AT THE BURN SITE THURSDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDS TOWARD MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........6      4      4      5      24     43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     59     55     54     55     55
RH..............49     61     73     79     80     79
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 3    S 3    SW 2   SW 2   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NEAR 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....29.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........83     81     82     86     80     79
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     59     65     68     71     70
RH..............73     71     66     64     62     63
20 FT WIND......SW 2   SW 3   SW 3   W 5    W 5    W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      10     10     5
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      2      2

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FORECASTER...MACZKO
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110318.CURDG.01/JKL