FNUS73 KJKL 290933 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR HENSLEY PILE...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 433 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EST ON JANUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...TODAYS WEATHER WILL FEATURE INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS AND PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. WINDS COULD GUST TO AROUND 15 MPH LATER TODAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BLUSTERY ON WEDNESDAY WITH 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED AND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 60S THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE LOWER 60S TOMORROW. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ONLY DROP TO BETWEEN 54 AND 62 PERCENT TODAY...AND 44 AND 54 PERCENT TOMORROW. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY TOMORROW...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 29 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....65. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........68 65 61 50 50 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 47 53 60 64 65 RH..............95 98 86 72 62 62 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 7 S 9 S 10 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TOWARDS DAWN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 55. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 99 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE AT NIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE AT NIGHT. POP.................40 PERCENT. LAL.................1. 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 (%).........44 49 54 65 74 81 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 59 58 57 56 56 RH..............71 76 80 86 88 92 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 9 S 10 S 12 S 13 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 25 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 58. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. POP.................90 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0900...THEN 3 UNTIL 1800...THEN 1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 38 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....123. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........92 95 96 96 96 93 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 55 56 57 58 57 RH..............98 92 81 69 54 52 20 FT WIND......S 15 S 15 S 16 SW 16 SW 15 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...RICHEY REQUESTED BY...CODY EVANS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130128.HENSL.01/JKL