FNUS73 KJKL 101238 AAA FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR RIDGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 838 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 EASTERN KENTUCKY. 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 20 TO 25 MPH FROM AROUND NOON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE RATHER SLOW THIS EVENING...WITH MAX HUMIDITIES NOT OCCURRING' UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. 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. .REST OF 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 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 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.......1248 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH AT IGNITION...SOUTH AROUND 22 MPH MAX. DISPERSION INDEX....21 AT IGNITION...77 MAX. 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 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 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.....MIN 55. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO 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 3 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 60. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST AROUND 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST AROUND 10 MPH. POP.................100 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST IN THE MID TEENS MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....41. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........87 94 98 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE LIKELY 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....2 2 2 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...RAY REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130310.TAYLO.01/JKL