FNUS73 KJKL 062028 AAA FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR POND RIDGE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 328 PM EST TUE MAR 6 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 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. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. 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..............29 38 45 52 56 64 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 BECOMING 3 LATE OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 24 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....109. 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 59 63 63 RH..............77 63 50 40 37 39 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 7 S 9 S 9 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS - SZFMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120307.PONDR.01/JKL