FNUS73 KJKL 181124 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR CURD GARDEN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 724 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0725 EDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION WILL DROP SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING ISOLATED SHOWERS TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL FROM THESE IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING DRIER WEATHER FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER MAINLY AFTER 1600. TEMPERATURE.........53-57 AT IGNITION...MAX AROUND 72. HUMIDITY............64-68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN AROUND 52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE BECOMING WEST AT 5 TO 7 MPH AROUND 1400. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING WEST AT 7 TO 10 MPH AROUND 1400. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING WEST AT 7 TO 10 MPH AROUND 1400. POP.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE MAX 4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE BECOMING WEST 17 TO 22 MPH AROUND 1200. DISPERSION INDEX....19 AT IGNITION...MAX 75. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........69 72 73 74 77 77 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............55 59 65 68 70 70 RH..............64 64 59 55 54 57 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER EARLY...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 95-100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 0 TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 0 TO 5 MPH. POP.................50 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........75 77 78 81 92 95 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............66 62 59 57 55 54 RH..............71 85 92 95 93 89 20 FT WIND......W 3 NW 1 N 2 N 3 N 3 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AROUND 1000. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....69. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........95 93 86 69 63 57 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 56 60 63 64 63 RH..............86 71 59 53 48 49 20 FT WIND......N 3 NE 5 NE 5 NE 3 NE 5 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...PELTON REQUESTED BY...MATT ELLIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110318.CURDG.02/JKL