FNUS73 KJKL 242205 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR GOOSE FIELDS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 505 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON FEBRUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND BRING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF CLOUDS. OTHERWISE... BRISK WEST WINDS BETWEEN A DEPARTING COLD FRONT AND HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDING INTO THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO USHER COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL GRADUALLY SLACKEN OVER TIME AS THE CENTER OF THE HIGH GETS CLOSER...BUT 20 FOOT WINDS OF AT LEAST 10 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SETTLE ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD ON SUNDAY. WARM TEMPERATURES AND A DRIER AIRMASS WILL BE ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT AT THE BURN LOCATION. HOWEVER...WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY BE LIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........35-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY 1700. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY 1700. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL MAX. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 27 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....174 MAX. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........42 38 35 31 25 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 32 36 40 42 41 RH..............66 69 50 42 39 43 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 8 W 10 W 13 W 12 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23. MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. 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 8 7 7 6 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 33 30 28 27 25 RH..............54 60 66 72 75 73 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 1 N 0 E 0 S 0 S 0 20 FT WIND GUST.10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........AT IGNITION...52-54 MAX. MIN HUMIDITY........PERCENT AT IGNITION...25-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH AROUND 1100. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AROUND 1200. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AROUND 1200. POP.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....19 AT IGNITION...35 MAX. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........8 7 6 6 6 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............25 31 39 47 52 50 RH..............72 66 47 32 28 32 20 FT WIND......SE 0 S 3 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...PELTON REQUESTED BY...MATT ELLIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120226.GOOSE.01/JKL