FNUS73 KJKL 251055 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR SHELTON COPPERAS...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 555 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 58. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....36. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........35 43 50 68 85 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 50 56 58 56 RH..............58 41 31 31 37 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 7 E 9 E 7 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH LATE AT NIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH LATE AT NIGHT. POP.................90 PERCENT. 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 (%).........90 93 97 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 51 49 47 45 45 RH..............43 50 57 65 73 79 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 3 E 6 E 8 E 9 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 10 10 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .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 53. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. POP.................100 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....61. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 82 72 77 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............46 48 51 53 53 51 RH..............82 79 76 72 66 65 20 FT WIND......SE 13 SE 13 S 14 S 14 SW 15 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 30 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...GREIF REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130225.SHELT.01/JKL