FNUS73 KJKL 052040 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR WALKER BRANCH RX...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 340 PM EST THU JAN 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST... THE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL HELP TO MOISTEN UP THE LOWER PORTION OF THE ATMOSPHERE. THE INCREASE IN MOISTURE WILL BE SOMEWHAT OFFSET BY WARMER HIGH TEMPERATURES. THE NET RESULT IS THE MIN RH TO BE A LITTLE HIGHER THAN IT WAS TODAY. A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION ON FRIDAY WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST IN THE UPPER TEENS MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....44. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........2 2 3 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 53 59 56 RH..............55 40 31 35 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 9 SW 9 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER TOWARDS DAWN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........13 31 50 68 79 90 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............51 49 48 47 45 44 RH..............45 52 60 68 73 78 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 2 2 2 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....29. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........87 72 57 41 42 43 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............42 45 49 52 55 51 RH..............86 88 78 66 55 59 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 W 6 W 6 W 5 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120106.WALKE.01/JKL