FNUS73 KJKL 211203 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD HILL...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 803 AM EDT WED MAR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CONTINUED HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AND MIN RHS NEAR 30 PERCENT. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT TODAY WHICH MAY MAKE THE DISPERSION INDEX A BIT LESS THAN OPTIMUM FOR PRESCRIBED BURNING UNTIL AFTER 11 AM. WITH WINDS THIS LIGHT...IT IS MORE LIKELY TO SEE LOCAL EFFECTS DURING THE DAY WITH UPSLOPE WINDS. ALSO WITH LIGHT GRADIENT WINDS...THE FIRE COULD ALSO INFLUENCE THE WIND DIRECTION. WARM TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE TOMORROW...HOWEVER EXPECTING A BETTER CHANCE FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....100. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........30 31 31 33 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 73 79 81 80 RH..............68 54 40 34 38 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 5 S 6 S 5 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 DISPERSION INDEX25 55 100 95 71 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........39 38 36 35 36 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 70 67 64 62 61 RH..............48 59 66 71 75 78 20 FT WIND......S 3 SE 3 SE 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....72. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........37 42 48 52 53 55 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............59 66 72 77 79 79 RH..............79 68 56 47 43 43 20 FT WIND......SE 3 S 5 S 7 S 7 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...BONITA JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.COLDH.01/JKL