FNUS73 KJKL 032037
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR POND...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
437 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1600 EDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE
CAROLINA COAST AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS AND
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY HAS LED TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SLACKEN THROUGH THE EVENING. MOISTURE WILL
FINALLY INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY TONIGHT AND MONDAY AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION...GUSTY WINDS AND
ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TOWARDS DAWN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
                    THROUGH AROUND 1900...THEN SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    THROUGH AROUND 1900...THEN SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15
                    MPH.
POP.................20 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........43     42     41     40     45     51
WEATHER COV.....                                   S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTORM
TEMP............69     64     61     59     57     57
RH..............34     44     57     66     73     75
20 FT WIND......S 15   S 15   S 15   S 16   S 15   S 13
20 FT WIND GUST.30     25     25     25     25     20

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH 1100...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 35 MPH. WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    AROUND 1400...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH THROUGH 1100...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 40 MPH. WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    AROUND 1400...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE.
POP.................90 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........57     68     82     93     93     94
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............58     65     71     74     75     73
RH..............75     66     59     58     58     60
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 14   SW 16  SW 19  SW 19  SW 17
20 FT WIND GUST.15     25     30     39     41     39

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FORECASTER...PELTON
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110403.POND_.01/JKL