FNUS73 KJKL 311405 AAA FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR POND...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 905 AM EST TUE JAN 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0606 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 MORNING. 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.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. 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. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH. TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........41 59 59 60 60 60 60 60 64 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 55 58 60 62 64 65 64 63 62 RH..............26 24 23 22 21 20 20 21 22 25 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........73 71 79 91 94 97 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 57 54 53 52 52 RH..............28 40 46 50 56 63 20 FT WIND......S 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EARLY MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................60 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST IN THE MID TEENS MPH. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 100 99 99 96 91 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 52 54 56 57 56 RH..............71 73 71 68 70 74 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SULLIVAN REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120131.POND_.01/JKL