FNUS73 KJKL 252239 CCA
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOOSE FIELDS...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
538 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...
GRADUALLY SHIFTING EAST OF THE AREA BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY ON
SUNDAY. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL BRING MILDER AIR INTO THE REGION
ON SUNDAY...BUT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE A BIT SLOWER TO RETURN.
THIS HIGH WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
                    2200 AT 3 TO 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING EAST
                    AT 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 0200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
                    2200 AT 3 TO 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING EAST
                    AT 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 0200.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL TO LOW POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........26     22     19     6      6      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     33     31     29     27     26
RH..............49     57     64     69     75     78
20 FT WIND......NW 3   W 0    W 0    NW 0   N 0    NE 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
HUMIDITY............64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE BECOMING SOUTH AT
                    4 TO 7 MPH AROUND 1200.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH
                    AROUND 1100...THEN BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 7 MPH AROUND 1400.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH
                    AROUND 1100...THEN BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 7 MPH AROUND 1400.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3600 FT
                    AGL MAX.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH...SOUTH AROUND 11 MPH MAX.
DISPERSION INDEX....AROUND 17 AT IGNITION....40 MAX.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........4      4      3      2      3      3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............25     30     39     47     51     52
RH..............77     74     50     32     28     31
20 FT WIND......S 1    SE 2   SE 3   S 4    S 6    S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...PELTON
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS OWENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120226.GOOSE.02/JKL