FNUS73 KJKL 131316 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR HENSLEY PILE...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 816 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON FEBRUARY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO THE SOUTH TODAY WILL BRING SOME WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE AREA. AS THE LOW EJECTS TO THE NORTHEAST IT WILL BRING SOME COLDER AIR IN FROM THE NORTHWEST AND THE RAIN WILL BE CHANGING TO SNOW. SOME BANDS OF SNOW MAY FORM AND BE ABLE TO DROP A QUICK INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND IN A SHORT TIME. MOST AREA WILL RECEIVE LITTLE LITTLE MORE THAN A DUSTING OF SNOW...WITH THE AREA NORTH OF I-64 AND THE UPPER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE VIRGINIA BORDER BEING THE AREAS THAT WILL SEE THE MOST SNOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING. SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................90 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....64. TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........95 95 100 95 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............31 29 28 30 RH..............94 93 92 91 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 3 NW 7 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH LATE AT NIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH LATE AT NIGHT. POP.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 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 (%).........91 75 66 56 53 49 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNOW NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 29 30 29 29 28 RH..............93 97 92 90 89 92 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 5 W 3 W 2 SW 1 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST IN THE MID TEENS MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....117. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........46 41 34 29 29 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 34 40 45 48 45 RH..............92 77 62 52 48 53 20 FT WIND......S 1 SW 5 SW 8 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...DUSTY REQUESTED BY...CODY EVANS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130213.HENSL.01/JKL