FNUS73 KJKL 181049 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF RIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 649 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. HUMIDITY............AROUND 63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN AROUND 53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE BECOMING WEST AROUND 1500 AT 5 TO 8 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE BECOMING WEST AROUND 1500 AT 7 TO 10 MPH. POP.................20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1075 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE MAX 4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH AT IGNITION... BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH AROUND 1400. DISPERSION INDEX....21 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........73 72 72 75 74 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............63 67 70 71 68 RH..............63 60 58 56 63 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 W 7 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER EARLY...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 51. MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................50 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........74 76 77 78 87 91 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 61 58 56 54 53 RH..............69 83 93 98 96 92 20 FT WIND......W 3 NW 3 N 3 N 3 N 3 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER IN THE EARLY MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 68. MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....MAX 59. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........94 92 87 71 66 62 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 57 61 65 66 65 RH..............88 72 58 49 45 45 20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...PELTON REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS - SZFMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110318.WOLFR.02/JKL