FNUS73 KJKL 100908 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR RIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 508 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........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 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.......3100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 22 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....77. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........71 69 67 62 60 57 50 47 42 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 56 59 63 66 67 68 69 67 65 RH..............40 39 35 30 27 26 26 26 30 33 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 8 10 12 12 13 13 11 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 20 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........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 10 TO 15 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 55 69 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 60 58 56 55 56 RH..............37 44 50 54 60 67 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 8 SE 7 SE 7 S 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....65. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........87 94 98 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 56 58 60 58 56 RH..............72 71 72 72 82 86 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 9 S 8 SW 8 SW 8 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 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.TAYLO.01/JKL