FNUS73 KJKL 242126 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR GULF RIDGE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 426 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........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EVENING. RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....50. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........37 43 47 53 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 48 55 57 54 RH..............62 46 35 33 40 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 7 E 6 E 7 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 .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........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH LATE AT NIGHT. POP.................100 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0400...THEN 2. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........62 84 93 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............52 49 46 43 45 46 RH..............46 55 65 76 76 76 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 3 E 6 E 7 E 9 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 20 .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 53. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. POP.................100 PERCENT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 0900...THEN 1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2 UNTIL 1800...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....46. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 90 88 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 48 49 51 52 51 RH..............76 78 77 73 67 65 20 FT WIND......SE 13 SE 13 S 12 S 10 SW 14 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...DUSTY REQUESTED BY...BONITA JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130225.GULFR.01/JKL