FNUS73 KJKL 251917
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SPOT FORECAST FOR S-TREE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
317 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1501 EDT ON OCTOBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS CURRENTLY RETREATING AS A COLD FRONT
BEGINS TO APPROACH THE AREA FORM THE WEST. DRY AIR IS STILL
IN PLACE AND THE WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO PICK UP A LITTLE. THIS SHOULD
RESULT IN SOME INCREASED FIRE ACTIVITY AND FLAME LENGTHS OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS. AS THE SUN SETS...THE WINDS WILL DROP DOWN AND THE
RH WILL BEGIN A GOOD RECOVERY. THE RIDGES WILL STAY WARMER TONIGHT
...SO THE RH WILL NOT RECOVER AS WELL ON THE RIDGES. A FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW AFTERNOON SWITCHING THE WINDS TO THE
NORTHWEST AND INCREASING THEM FAIRLY DRAMATICALLY. THIS WILL BE A
WATCH OUT SITUATION FOR ANYONE BATTLING FIRES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE
RAIN BEGINNING TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL BE FAIRLY WIDESPREAD...BUT
LIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN GOOD COVERAGE...BUT FAIRLY LOW RAIN
AMOUNTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE
                    IN THE NIGHT BECOMING LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH TOWARDS DAWN BECOMING LIGHT
                    BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH TOWARDS DAWN.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PMx098 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........9x099      11     14     21     28     35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONEx09NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............75x0971     64     59     57     57     56
RH..............34x0949     63     75     83     76     81
20 FT WIND......S 8x09S 5    S 3    S 3    S 5    S 3    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15      10      5             5      5
HAINES INDEX....3x093      3      3      2      2      2

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
POP.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........49     62     63     54     56     59
WEATHER COV.....                            S CHC  CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............56     63     68     71     70     66
RH..............83     73     66     59     61     67
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 7    SW 8   SW 7   W 7    NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...JACOBSON
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121025.STREE.01/JKL