FNUS73 KJKL 061951 AAA FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR AUGER SPRINGS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 251 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES MOVING TO THE EAST WITH THE RESULTANT SOUTHERLY FLOW TO THE AREA. THIS FLOW WILL START TO BRING IN SOME HIGHER DEWPOINTS AND IN TURN HIGHER RHS THAN WHAT WE SAW TODAY. THE ONLY MILD CONCERN I HAVE IS THAT THERE IS STILL A JACKPOT OF DRY AIR ALOFT TOMORROW. I AM NOT FORECASTING IT TO MIX DOWN...HOWEVER IT BEARS CONTINGENCY CONSIDERATIONS AS YOU PLAN FOR THE BURN. THE NEXT LIKELIHOOD OF RAIN IS NOT UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT. IT COULD BRING UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN TO THE AREA DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........3 2 2 2 2 3 4 7 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 57 56 50 46 44 41 39 37 RH..............21 25 27 35 43 49 55 60 68 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 9 S 6 S 5 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EVENING. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................0 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.......4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 23 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....112. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........12 11 9 8 10 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 44 53 59 63 63 RH..............74 62 50 41 38 40 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 7 S 9 S 10 S 12 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...MATT ELLIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120307.AUGER.01/JKL