FNUS73 KJKL 141138 CCA
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR PEELED DOGWOOD...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
735 AM EDT WED MAR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES WILL PREVAIL TODAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE ERN U.S. BRINGS WARMER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH
INCREASING DEW PTS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REENGAGE THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND
SUNSET. AN ENERGIZING MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE TRAVERSING THE OHIO
VALLEY WILL BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO ERN KY LATE
TONIGHT TOWARDS DAWN ON THURSDAY...WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ON
THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH...MAX 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX AROUND 8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....7 AT IGNITION...MAX AROUND 59.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........2      5      7      9      14     16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     62     70     76     79     78
RH..............91     67     54     48     44     45
20 FT WIND......S 0    SW 3   SW 3   SW 5   SW 5   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS TOWARDS DAWN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST AROUND 0-5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 0-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........17     17     17     16     26     35
WEATHER COV.....              ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............73     68     65     62     60     59
RH..............54     63     70     77     80     85
20 FT WIND......S 0    S 0    S 0    S 0    S 0    S 1
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      2      2

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........76     81     87     92     83     75
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............57     62     68     72     74     74
RH..............93     83     71     62     55     54
20 FT WIND......SW 2   SW 3   SW 5   SW 6   SW 6   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      2      2

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FORECASTER...BECKER
REQUESTED BY...JERRY BURK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120314.PEELE.01/JKL