FNUS73 KJKL 061100 AAA FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD KNOB RX...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 700 AM EDT WED APR 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY... .DISCUSSION...GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS ARRIVE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR SOUTH WILL STILL BE IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET BEFORE SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 60S TODAY...AND WITH DEW POINTS BOTTOMING OUT IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DIP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT FOR SOME LOCATIONS. DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY BUT A CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION ARRIVES FRIDAY AND AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES INTO THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....139. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........3 9 15 16 14 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 51 58 63 65 62 RH..............59 43 31 25 23 25 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 10 SW 10 SW 12 SW 12 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 20 30 30 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING AROUND 5 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........10 14 18 21 27 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 56 53 51 49 48 RH..............27 37 50 68 75 78 20 FT WIND......SW 8 S 7 S 6 S 5 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10...WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10...WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....53. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........40 44 50 54 58 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 57 65 70 73 73 RH..............76 58 47 42 40 43 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 15 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...GEOGERIAN REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS DREW PAGE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110406.BALDK.01/JKL