FNUS73 KJKL 021229 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE GROVE CHURCH FIRE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 829 AM EDT MON JUL 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0722 EDT ON JULY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH THE CURRENT WEATHER SYSTEM OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY...THE FORMATION OF GUST FRONTS ARE QUITE COMMON. THUNDERSTORMS FROM MANY MILES AWAY CAN SEND A GUST FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN GOOD LOOKOUTS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OPPRESSIVE HEAT IS AN ISSUE WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........69 63 54 47 52 53 WEATHER COV.....PTCHY S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............75 81 87 93 94 95 RH..............75 64 53 38 35 35 20 FT WIND......SW 2 NW 2 NW 2 W 2 W 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY...THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AROUND MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TOWARDS DAWN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH. POP.................30 PERCENT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 2200...THEN 3 UNTIL 0500...THEN 2. 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 (%).........52 50 50 51 52 54 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............91 80 75 71 69 66 RH..............45 63 74 83 88 94 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 2 W 1 S 2 W 1 W 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................30 PERCENT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 1500...THEN 3. 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. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........57 59 61 63 61 55 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............65 77 85 90 92 93 RH..............98 67 51 41 40 41 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 3 SW 3 W 3 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...SHANE STURGILL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120702.PINEG.01/JKL