FNUS73 KJKL 242135 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTON PATCH...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 435 PM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH EVEN MILDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL ARRIVE LATE MONDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY LIFTS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO SLOWLY PUSH EAST ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...KEEPING THE WEATHER VERY UNSETTLED. PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN FROM TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW OCCURS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. DESPITE THE UNSETTLED WEATHER... PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH NEXT WEEK. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....43. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........39 46 50 56 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 48 55 57 54 RH..............63 47 36 34 41 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 6 E 7 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY EARLY...THEN RAIN AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE AT NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH TOWARDS DAWN. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH TOWARDS DAWN. RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH TOWARDS DAWN. POP.................100 PERCENT. 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. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........67 88 96 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............52 49 46 43 45 47 RH..............48 58 68 77 76 76 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 3 E 5 E 7 E 9 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. POP.................100 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....45. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 86 84 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 48 49 50 51 50 RH..............76 79 79 75 69 66 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SE 12 S 12 S 12 SW 15 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...DUSTY REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130225.COTTO.01/JKL