FNUS73 KJKL 271054 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN CREEK...DBNF DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 554 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 33. IF THE CLOUDS FALL APART...THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER AND MAY CAUSE THE RH TO DROP TO NEAR 30 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 BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE EVENING. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE EVENING. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST IN THE MID TEENS MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....71. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........26 25 29 39 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 52 58 60 56 RH..............59 49 39 35 48 20 FT WIND......SW 6 W 8 W 8 W 7 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT TOWARDS DAWN. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. 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 (%).........31 24 19 13 17 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 48 45 42 40 38 RH..............57 68 72 74 74 74 20 FT WIND......NW 3 N 3 N 5 NE 5 NE 5 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 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 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................20 PERCENT. 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.......5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....58. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........26 32 40 46 58 76 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............37 42 51 58 62 62 RH..............77 67 56 50 45 47 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 3 E 5 SE 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...CHRIS OWENS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120227.INDIA.01/JKL