FNUS73 KJKL 261354 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUEGRASS CSEPP EXERCISE 2011...NWS JKL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 954 AM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0935 EDT ON OCTOBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE WEATHER WILL TURN MORE UNSETTLED TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS FRONT WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN SHOWERS ALONG WITH THUNDERSTORMS FROM TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY. MUCH COLDER WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED FOR THE END OF THE WORK WEEK AND INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. POP.................60 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........74 82 90 92 96 99 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 66 68 69 71 69 RH..............66 55 54 50 49 51 20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 12 SW 12 SW 12 SW 9 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 20 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. POP.................90 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 66 63 60 59 57 RH..............53 55 59 64 67 75 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 SW 8 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 20 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH. POP.................90 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 95 88 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 54 54 50 48 47 RH..............89 91 82 82 82 82 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 8 NW 9 NW 10 N 9 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 10 $$ FORECASTER...HAL REQUESTED BY...TONY EDWARDS TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20111026.BLUEG.01/JKL