FNUS73 KJKL 260955 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR GOOSE FIELDS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 455 AM EST SUN FEB 26 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 REMAIN IN CONTROL OVER ERN KY THROUGH TONIGHT AND MOST OF THE DAY ON MONDAY AS WELL. RH VALUES TODAY WILL APPROACH 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AS SOUTHERLY WINDS ENGAGE AT AROUND 4 TO 6 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING...RAMPING UP TO AROUND 7 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. RH/S WILL BEGIN TO RECOVER SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING...WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS PERSISTING ON THE RIDGES AND AROUND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG WITH THE BROADER VALLEYS WHILE THE WINDS THROUGHOUT THE MORE SHELTERED VALLEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME LIGHT TO CLAM OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN LOOKS TO ARRIVE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....45. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 44 50 53 49 RH..............60 40 31 29 37 20 FT WIND......SE 3 S 5 S 7 SW 7 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 32. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 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 (%).........1 1 1 1 4 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 43 40 38 36 35 RH..............43 49 55 60 66 72 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 2 S 1 S 1 S 0 S 0 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL EVENING. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL EVENING. POP.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....65. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........9 14 20 25 27 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 39 48 55 59 59 RH..............79 78 60 45 43 45 20 FT WIND......S 1 SW 6 SW 9 W 9 W 9 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...BECKER REQUESTED BY...CHRIS OWENS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120226.GOOSE.02/JKL