FNUS73 KJKL 071437 AAA FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR GOBBLERS KNOB B 1...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 937 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY AS IT MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING WARM GULF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA TODAY. THIS INFLUX OF MOISTURE SHOULD REMEDY THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DEW POINTS AS THEY SHOULD STAY ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE BUT MODEL SOUNDINGS SUGGEST THAT THE EXTREMELY DRY AIR WILL NOT MIX DOWN. THE NEXT BEST CHANCE OF RAIN WILL COME THURSDAY WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.. 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. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 33 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....117. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........23 21 23 29 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 61 65 67 64 RH..............49 41 38 36 42 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 13 S 13 S 13 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER TOWARDS DAWN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH. POP.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........30 34 38 46 54 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 59 58 56 51 50 RH..............46 52 55 59 73 78 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING. POP.................80 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 29 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....79. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........89 94 96 99 100 100 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 56 61 64 67 66 RH..............82 71 63 61 57 59 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 9 S 12 S 13 SW 13 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 20 25 25 25 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS SHANE STURGILL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120307.GOBBL.01/JKL