FNUS73 KJKL 201110 AAA FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR SHELTON COPPERAS...USDA - DANIEL BOONE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 710 AM EDT TUE MAR 20 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER. IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECORD AND NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TODAY AND ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LIGHT WINDS TODAY. RHS WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TOMORROW. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....52. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........40 39 42 44 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 75 80 82 81 RH..............59 47 41 36 39 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 SE 6 SE 7 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........40 39 37 35 34 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 70 66 63 61 59 RH..............51 62 70 75 80 85 20 FT WIND......E 3 SE 3 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......8500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....68. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........31 35 41 45 49 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 65 73 79 82 81 RH..............87 73 56 44 39 41 20 FT WIND......SE 2 S 3 S 6 S 5 S 5 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120320.SHELT.01/JKL