FNUS73 KJKL 042136
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR LASSIE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
536 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1638 EDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LOOK FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY
RAIN. THE ACTIVE WEATHER WILL END LATE THURSDAY AS A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY PUSHES TO THE SOUTH. GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO RETURN ON FRIDAY. LOOK FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH A POTENTIAL FOR
HEAVY RAIN TO MOVE INTO THE FIRE AREA BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    EARLY...THEN THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH VICINITY OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH.
POP.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2200...THEN 5 UNTIL 2300...THEN 4.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........62     76     93     93     94     94
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............69     65     61     59     57     55
RH..............72     83     89     93     92     91
20 FT WIND......W 2    W 1    NW 2   NE 2   NE 3   NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5             5      10     5      10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL
                    EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1500...THEN 1.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........92     96     97     95     96     94
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............54     56     58     60     60     59
RH..............90     79     71     66     62     62
20 FT WIND......NE 3   NE 5   NE 6   NE 6   NE 7   NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...JACOBSON
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120404.LASSI.01/JKL