FNUS73 KJKL 111040 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR COWHORN...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 640 AM EDT SUN MAR 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HUMIDITIES BOTTOM OUT NEAR 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...A RETREATING AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE EAST KENTUCKY ON LAST DAY OF DRY WEATHER. IN FACT...THIS AFTERNOON WE WILL SEE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DOWN TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT IN MOST LOCATIONS...WHICH WILL BE ONLY SIGHTLY HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY/S MINIMUMS. THE MOISTURE RETURN WILL COMMENCE IN EARNEST LATER THIS EVENING WITH INCREASING SOUTH WINDS. UNTIL THEN THE HIGHER HUMIDITIES WILL BE FOUND GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST. HIGHS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 65 TO 70. AN APPROACHING WARM AND COLD FRONT STRUCTURE WILL BRING A SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE AREA LATER TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH ALL OF NEXT WEEK WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 70S POSSIBLE FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 70. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AT 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......4400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....66. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........11 20 26 37 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 53 61 66 67 RH..............72 41 28 27 31 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 6 S 5 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS DEVELOPING TOWARD MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50. MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH TOWARDS DAWN. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................90 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........48 63 84 99 99 100 WEATHER COV..... S CHC LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 55 51 50 51 52 RH..............41 61 75 82 85 83 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 2 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 70. MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. POP.................100 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....61. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........100 100 99 99 97 95 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............52 55 60 64 66 67 RH..............85 81 73 66 63 63 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 9 S 12 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...GREIF REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120311.COWHO.01/JKL