FNUS73 KJKL 100900 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR HEATH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 500 AM EDT SUN MAR 10 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER OVER THE AREA. HOWEVER...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN UP TODAY AS A SURFACE COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONGER SOUTH WINDS TODAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 25 MPH AT TIMES IN A FEW AREAS. POOR MOISTURE RECOVERY IS ANTICIPATED TONIGHT AS SIGNIFICANT DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS LINGER THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THE SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE AREA ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER BY TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....79. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........71 70 68 63 61 57 51 48 42 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 56 59 61 64 66 67 69 66 64 RH..............39 38 34 31 28 28 27 26 30 33 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 8 10 12 14 14 12 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 25 25 25 20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....55. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........27 21 22 30 54 67 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 58 57 56 56 56 RH..............37 42 48 55 58 65 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 SE 6 SE 6 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING. POP.................100 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 24 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....48. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........83 92 97 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 56 57 57 56 55 RH..............77 78 80 84 88 91 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 8 SW 8 SW 8 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SULLIVAN REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130310.HEATH.01/JKL