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SPOT FORECAST FOR AJ...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
427 PM EST THU JAN 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1616 EST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH EAST ALONG
THIS FRONT...AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE PLAINS.
THIS SYSTEM WILL TRACK GENERALLY SOUTH OF THE AREA WHILE ANOTHER
SYSTEM WILL PASS TO OUR NORTH ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THESE
SYSTEMS MAY BRING WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO EASTERN KENTUCKY ON
FRIDAY. GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...ALLOWING FOR
A DRY WEEKEND. ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT PERIOD OF MILD WEATHER IS
EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A CHANCE OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN TOWARDS
                    DAWN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE.
POP.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........21     33     40     52     73     84
WEATHER COV.....                                   S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FZRAIN
TEMP............25     24     23     22     23     24
RH..............38     46     50     55     60     63
20 FT WIND......NE 3   E 3    E 5    E 6    E 6    SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN FREEZING DRIZZLE AND
                    SLEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
POP.................90 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........97     98     99     100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....FZRAIN FZRAIN FZRAIN FZDRZL FZDRZL FZDRZL
TEMP............25     26     27     30     30     30
RH..............63     71     80     85     91     92
20 FT WIND......SE 6   S 6    S 7    SW 9   SW 9   SW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      2      2      2

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FORECASTER...GEOGERIAN
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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