FNUS73 KJKL 071030 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR POND RIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 530 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 27 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....118. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........22 20 22 28 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 60 66 67 63 RH..............52 42 37 37 42 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 9 S 9 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 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 (%).........29 33 37 45 54 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 55 52 50 49 48 RH..............47 58 67 72 75 82 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE EVENING. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE EVENING. POP.................80 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 24 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....84. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........82 92 96 99 100 100 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 55 61 64 66 66 RH..............85 71 62 60 57 59 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 6 S 9 S 10 S 9 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SHALLENBERGER REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS - SZFMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120307.PONDR.01/JKL