FNUS73 KJKL 271048 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR CURD GARDEN...DBNF DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 548 AM EST MON FEB 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL INCREASE THE CLOUD COVER DURING THE AFTERNOON AND HELP TO LIMIT THE MIN RH T0 ABOUT 32. IF THE CLOUDS FALL APART...THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER AND MAY CAUSE THE RH TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TODAY. WATCH FOR THE WIND SHIFTING AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THERE SHOULD BE DECENT RECOVERY THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST IN THE MID TEENS MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....73. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........25 25 28 39 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 53 58 61 56 RH..............59 46 38 34 45 20 FT WIND......SW 6 W 7 W 7 W 6 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 34. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. 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 (%).........31 24 20 13 17 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 47 44 41 39 37 RH..............56 69 75 77 77 78 20 FT WIND......NW 3 N 3 N 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 64. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. 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. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....59. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........26 31 38 43 56 74 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............36 41 50 57 62 63 RH..............81 69 56 50 44 46 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 3 E 3 SE 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...CHRIS OWENS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120227.CURDG.01/JKL