FNUS73 KJKL 131145 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 645 AM EST SUN NOV 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0730 EST ON NOVEMBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN TODAY AS A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. WINDS WILL PICK UP LATER THIS MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED VALUES IN THE 15 TO 20 KTS RANGE AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 KTS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING. MORNING RH VALUES WILL BE THE LOWEST OF THE PERIOD AND SHOULD SEE SOME RECOVERY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES... MITIGATING THE CRITICAL FIRE WX CONCERNS BUT NOT ENTIRELY. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH CHANCES FOR SHOWERS...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...CONTINUING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE EVENING. POP.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........79 82 81 75 78 78 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 55 58 63 65 63 RH..............43 48 52 52 51 54 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 14 S 15 S 17 S 18 S 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 30 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER LATE AT NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH. POP.................20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........74 77 80 85 86 89 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 59 58 58 57 56 RH..............62 67 70 72 75 78 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 10 S 10 SW 10 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. POP.................60 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........97 80 74 75 82 85 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 59 63 65 66 65 RH..............81 79 72 70 69 73 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 13 S 15 SW 15 SW 13 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 25 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BECKER REQUESTED BY...MATT ELLIS DFMO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20111112.SANDF.01/JKL