FNUS73 KJKL 311715
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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOOSE FIELDS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1215 PM 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.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.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.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 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............57     60     63     62
RH..............17     16     16     21
20 FT WIND......SE 3   SW 8   SW 8   S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    EARLY...THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS LATE AT
                    NIGHT.
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.................70 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........69     61     67     79     85     93
WEATHER COV.....                     SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   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. OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
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.................80 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.....OCNL   OCNL   NUMRUS ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD
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

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FORECASTER...BECKER
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120131.GOOSE.01/JKL