FNUS73 KJKL 251758
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHELTON...DBNF DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1258 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 BUILDS ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY LATER
TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY...BRINGING DRIER AND QUIETER WEATHER ALONG
WITH CALMER WINDS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL FALL TO 25 TO 30
PERCENT ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND 35 TO 40 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
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 (%).........25     12     7      7      5      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     34     32     30     28     27
RH..............51     57     63     68     73     76
20 FT WIND......NW 3   NW 1   NW 0   W 1    NW 0   W 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      4      4      4

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
                    EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....38.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........5      3      2      2      3      4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............27     31     40     48     52     52
RH..............75     75     51     32     28     32
20 FT WIND......S 1    SE 3   S 5    S 5    SW 6   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...GREIF
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS OWENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120226.SHELT.01/JKL