FNUS73 KJKL 310139
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR POND...NWS JKL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
839 PM EST MON JAN 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2018 EST ON JANUARY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF AREA WEATHER
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. S TO SW WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MUCH
WARMER AIR INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY...WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID
60S EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL
ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO A RIDGE VALLEY TEMPERATURE SPLIT EAST OF THE FIRE
SITE. THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
TO BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT FOR MOST LOCATIONS ON TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34 IN VALLEYS TO THE UPPER 30S ON RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EST)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNIGHT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........2      3      4      5      7      9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     45     44     43     42     41
RH..............40     43     46     49     52     54
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 6    S 6    S 6    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      4

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20
                    MPH UNTIL EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20
                    MPH UNTIL EVENING.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........9      13     18     22     28     37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     43     50     55     58     58
RH..............54     51     41     35     31     33
20 FT WIND......S 6    SW 8   SW 9   SW 12  SW 12  SW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     20     25     30     20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...RICHEY
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120130.POND_.01/JKL