FNUS73 KJKL 231217 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR TURKEY...DBNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 717 AM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0701 EST ON NOVEMBER 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE AREA. WATCH FOR WINDS TO SHIFT FIRST TO THE WEST AND THEN TO THE NORTHWEST. WITH A FRONT IN THE AREA...WINDS CAN BECOMING GUSTY QUICKLY AND GREATLY EFFECT FIRE BEHAVIOR IN A VERY SHORT TIME FRAME. THE SHOWERS TODAY WILL BE SCATTERED SO THEY ARE NOT A SURE THING. AS THE FRONT DEPARTS THE AREA THIS EVENING ...THERE MAY BE A FEW FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH LATE MORNING. SOME VERY COLD AND DRY AIR WILL POUR IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL RATHER THAN ABOVE NORMAL. THE AIR WILL STILL BE PRETTY DRY...THE ONLY PLUS IS THE LOWER FUEL TEMPS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST AFTER 1100. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST AFTER 1100. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST AFTER 1100. POP.................30 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........65 87 87 70 26 13 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............52 54 55 53 53 52 RH..............67 66 64 60 49 45 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 8 W 9 W 10 W 10 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH LATE AT NIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH LATE AT NIGHT. POP.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........17 18 18 20 19 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 40 36 31 29 27 RH..............50 61 68 77 80 82 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 NW 5 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........19 17 15 13 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 30 35 38 40 37 RH..............80 66 51 42 39 44 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 6 NW 8 NW 8 NW 8 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBSON REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS - FMO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121123.TURKE.01/JKL