FNUS73 KJKL 102215 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR GOBBLERS KNOB B1...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 515 PM EST SAT MAR 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1720 EST ON MARCH 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DRY AND WARM WEATHER TO EASTERN KENTUCKY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SUNDAY WILL SEE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DOWN TO BETWEEN 20 AND 27 PERCENT... WHICH WILL BE ONLY SIGHTLY HIGHER THAN SATURDAY. MOISTURE RETURN WITH AN INCREASING SOUTH WIND WILL BE BEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST. HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER 60S ON SUNDAY. THE RETURN OF SOUTH WINDS CARRYING MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BACK INTO THE FORECAST FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WORK WEEK. VERY MILD WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH ALL OF NEXT WEEK WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-61. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AT 10 TO 15 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AT 10 TO 15 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING. POP.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....27. TIME (EST) 5 PM SKY (%).........3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE TEMP............58 RH..............24 20 FT WIND......E 1 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-37. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE. RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE. POP.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 5 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 48 44 42 40 39 RH..............36 46 53 56 61 64 20 FT WIND......E 2 SE 2 SE 1 S 1 S 1 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING. POP.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....43. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........7 12 17 27 41 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 45 54 60 65 63 RH..............65 58 41 30 28 36 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 3 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...DUSTY REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS SHANE STURGILL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120310.GOBBL.01/JKL