FNUS73 KJKL 041748 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR YOCUM...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 148 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1256 EDT ON JULY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... .DISCUSSION...A STAGNANT WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST...WITH LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE INTENSE HEATING EACH AFTERNOON MAY FUEL A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO PROVIDE SHORT TERM TEMPERATURE RELIEF...BUT MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD REMAIN DRY. THE BIGGEST THREAT FOR THIS TYPE OF WEATHER PATTERN IS THAT GUST FRONTS FROM THUNDERSTORMS IN A HOT A DRY CLIMATE CAN BE OUT AHEAD OF A STORM FOR MANY MILES. WINDS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE SPEED AND DIRECTION. IN ADDITION TO THE LOOKOUT SOMEONE SHOULD BE MONITORING THE RADAR TO LOOK FOR GUST FRONTS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........36 28 34 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............92 94 93 RH..............46 40 38 20 FT WIND......WW 3 W 3 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 0400...THEN 1. 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. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........45 48 51 54 53 52 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP............90 83 78 75 73 72 RH..............43 53 63 70 76 74 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................30 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2 UNTIL 1300...THEN 3 UNTIL 1600...THEN 2. 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.......6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........52 49 46 43 43 41 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............73 81 88 92 93 91 RH..............90 67 53 45 44 49 20 FT WIND......SW 3 W 6 W 7 NW 6 NW 7 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120704.YOCUM.01/JKL