FNUS73 KJKL 172037
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
437 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 THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................ZERO PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........5      4      4      5      27     46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     61     57     55     56     56
RH..............49     57     64     71     69     69
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 3    S 3    SW 3   SW 3   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NEAR 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....30.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........83     81     81     83     79     77
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     61     66     70     72     71
RH..............71     68     64     62     59     61
20 FT WIND......SW 2   SW 3   SW 5   W 5    W 5    W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             10            5

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FORECASTER...MACZKO
REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS - SZFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110318.WOLFR.01/JKL