FNUS73 KJKL 061128 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR POND RIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 628 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE SLIPPING AWAY TO OUR EAST WILL PROVIDE FAIR WEATHER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY WIND IN THE CLOCKWISE FLOW AROUND THE HIGH WILL HELP TO CARRY IN MUCH MILDER AIR TODAY. HOWEVER...DEW POINTS WILL BE SLOWER TO INCREASE...WHICH WILL RESULT DRY AIR. THE NEXT LIKELIHOOD OF RAIN IS NOT UNTIL THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 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........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX OF 1700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH NEAR 10 MPH AT IGNITION AND NEAR 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....22. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........8 5 3 2 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 51 58 62 57 RH..............58 39 30 26 31 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 34-39. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 78-88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........2 2 3 3 6 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 48 45 42 40 38 RH..............42 48 53 59 65 74 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 68. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EVENING. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................0 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.......3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....70. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........11 11 10 9 10 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 44 53 62 66 66 RH..............85 69 55 41 36 36 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 6 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...HAL REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120306.PONDR.01/JKL