FNUS73 KJKL 241725
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRAMBLEWOOD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
125 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1307 EDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION. HUMIDITIES MAY
FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
OVERALL WINDS WILL BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE....BUT A FEW GUSTS OF 15
TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR
RAIN WILL OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES
EAST ACROSS THE REGION. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT MUCH COOLER WEATHER
WILL RETURN.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. WINDS BECOMING LIGHT BY
                    EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH GUSTING TO 18 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH GUSTING TO 18 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........13     17     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............77     80     80
RH..............39     33     35
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 5   S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG LATE AT NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
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 (%).........22     16     11     11     12     11
WEATHER COV.....                            PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG    NONE
TEMP............68     63     60     59     53     51
RH..............52     66     75     74     90     97
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 3    S 3    S 3    S 2    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........6      8      9      8      8      8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     63     76     80     81     80
RH..............100    66     42     36     31     33
20 FT WIND......S 3    SW 3   SW 3   SW 3   S 5    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...HARLEY
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121024.BRAMB.01/JKL