FNUS73 KJKL 151117
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR WALKER BRANCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
617 AM EST THU NOV 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER TO THE
REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BUILD INTO
THE REGION FROM THE GREAT LAKES OVER THE WEEKEND AND BRING CONTINUED
DRY WEATHER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A SUBSIDENCE INVERSION ALOFT WILL
LEAD TO SOMEWHAT LIMITED MIXING HEIGHTS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTH NORTHWEST 2 TO 4
                    MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTH NORTHWEST 2 TO 4
                    MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....9.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........7      6      8      14     20     25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............29     37     45     51     52     49
RH..............95     77     60     45     36     44
20 FT WIND......E 1    N 1    NW 2   NW 2   NW 3   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........33     33     36     42     53     59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     39     36     35     33     31
RH..............62     73     79     80     84     90
20 FT WIND......N 2    N 2    N 2    N 2    N 2    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........AROUND 49 AT IGNITION...AROUND 55 MAX.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 52 AT IGNITION...AROUND 31 PERCENT MIN.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH
                    AROUND 1100.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTH NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTH NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...2900 FT AGL MAX.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AT IGNITION...AROUND
                    9 MPH MAX.
DISPERSION INDEX....8 AT IGNITION...23 MAX.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........65     63     58     45     42     37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............29     33     43     52     55     55
RH..............95     91     64     42     33     36
20 FT WIND......NE 2   NE 2   NE 3   NNE 3  NNE 5  NNE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      7      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...PELTON
REQUESTED BY...BONITA JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121116.WALKE.01/JKL