FNUS73 KJKL 251050 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR GULF RIDGE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 550 AM EST MON FEB 25 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 PERSIST TODAY WITH HIGHS CLIMBING INTO THE 50S. WINDS WILL STAY RELATIVELY LIGHT TODAY FROM THE EAST WITH AFTERNOON SPEEDS AROUND 10 MPH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BRING NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO SLOWLY PUSH EAST ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY FROM TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...KEEPING UNSETTLED WEATHER IN THE FORECAST. RAIN MAY MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....37. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........31 39 47 64 82 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 52 57 59 54 RH..............52 38 29 29 38 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 5 E 7 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE. RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE. POP.................90 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 2400...THEN 2. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........87 91 96 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 47 45 44 43 44 RH..............46 58 65 72 79 81 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 3 E 5 E 6 E 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 15 20 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. POP.................100 PERCENT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 1800...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....55. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 89 69 72 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............46 47 51 53 55 53 RH..............81 79 74 71 62 61 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SE 12 S 12 S 12 SW 13 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 25 20 $$ FORECASTER...GREIF REQUESTED BY...BONITA JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130225.GULFR.01/JKL