FNUS73 KJKL 311434 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR GOOSE FIELDS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 934 AM EST TUE JAN 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND A BRISK SOUTHWEST WIND WILL BRING AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERN TO EASTERN KENTUCKY TODAY. EXPECT ADDITIONAL MOISTURE TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING IN ADVANCE OF A FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE COMMONWEALTH UNTIL A WAVE CAN FORM THURSDAY IN THE PLAINS AND DRAG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY FROM THE PLAINS WHICH WILL NOT BE COLD ENOUGH TO DROP HIGH TEMPERATURES OUT OF THE 50S UNTIL NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH AT 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....61. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........53 56 56 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 60 63 62 RH..............26 22 21 23 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 9 SW 8 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................50 PERCENT. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........69 61 67 79 85 93 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 56 53 52 50 49 RH..............29 42 50 56 62 69 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 3 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EARLY MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EARLY EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 59. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST IN THE MID TEENS MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....28. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........99 99 99 99 99 99 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 49 53 56 58 57 RH..............78 79 74 70 69 73 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 5 $$ FORECASTER...BECKER REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120131.GOOSE.01/JKL