FNUS73 KJKL 131839 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 139 PM EST SUN NOV 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1319 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. SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 10 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. RH SHOULD BOTTOM OUT DURING THE MORNING...AND THERE MAY BE SOME RECOVERY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES... MITIGATING THE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WX CONCERNS. 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. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE EVENING. POP.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........81 78 76 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 64 64 RH..............44 48 52 20 FT WIND......S 15 S 13 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.35 30 25 HAINES INDEX....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 AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 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 (%).........75 83 86 87 87 87 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 59 58 58 57 57 RH..............53 58 63 66 71 75 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER IN THE EARLY MORNING...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 (%).........84 76 74 75 82 85 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 59 63 65 66 65 RH..............78 79 72 70 69 73 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 13 S 15 SW 15 SW 13 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SHALLENBERGER REQUESTED BY...MATT ELLIS DFMO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20111113.SANDF.01/JKL