FNUS73 KJKL 160050 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR ALUM S R...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 850 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2035 EDT ON APRIL 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...A BREEZY...WET...AND POTENTIALLY STORMY NIGHT ON TAP... .DISCUSSION...A WET NIGHT WILL BE HAD AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS A POSSIBILITY LATER THIS EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING WINDS...ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY. LOOK FOR A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN TO LINGER INTO SATURDAY MORNING EVEN AS THE COLD FRONT PULLS OFF TO THE EAST. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE AROUND AS WELL...WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT TIMES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES DUE TO THIS...AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM SATURDAY. DRIER CONDITIONS MAKE A RETURN TO THE AREA SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION. ANOTHER INCH...TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES...OF RAIN WILL FALL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT AS SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO CROSS THE AREA. ANY LULLS IN THE RAIN WILL BE SHORT LIVED. THE LIGHTNING WILL BE VERY SPORADIC AT BEST THROUGH MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...A BAND OF MORE INTENSE STORMS TO THE WEST WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED FOR THE POTENTIAL TO YIELD MORE CONCENTRATED BURSTS OF LIGHTNING ACTIVITY AS THEY SLOWLY COME EAST...SHOULD THEY HOLD TOGETHER. CURRENT THOUGHTS ARE THAT THEY WILL START TO FALL APART TOWARD MIDNIGHT WEST OF THE S AND R AREA. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH TOWARDS DAWN. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH TOWARDS DAWN. LAL.................2. TIME (EDT) 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM 7 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 97 88 80 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 58 57 55 54 53 RH..............84 91 92 92 88 83 20 FT WIND......SE 15 SE 14 S 15 S 15 SW 10 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 30 30 20 20 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EARLY MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER LATE IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE EVENING. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE EVENING. LAL.................1. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........77 67 73 96 99 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 54 56 57 57 56 RH..............81 71 64 59 56 56 20 FT WIND......SW 13 SW 15 SW 15 SW 16 SW 15 W 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 25 $$ FORECASTER...GREIF REQUESTED BY...TOM BARNES TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20110415.ALUMS.02/JKL