FNUS73 KJKL 131344 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR BARREN FORK FLAT ROCK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 944 AM EDT WED MAR 13 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD INTO THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL BRING DRIER AIR TO THE REGION TONIGHT AND ON THURSDAY. HUMIDITIES MAY DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT...PRODUCING SOME SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. MILDER CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...WITH DRY WEATHER FOR FRIDAY. UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RAIN ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....33 AT IGNITION...MAX 47. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....25 AT IGNITION...66 MAX. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........9 11 15 23 27 33 43 48 61 87 WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW TEMP............29 33 37 39 42 44 46 46 46 45 RH..............61 51 43 38 34 32 32 32 35 38 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIXING HEIGHTS..2234 2928 3291 4201 4173 DISPERSION INDX.17 30 32 33 33 41 55 65 59 46 TRANSPORT WINDS.7 11 11 10 10 11 13 14 14 13 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS TOWARDS DAWN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 37. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH. POP.................50 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............44 43 41 39 38 38 37 37 38 38 38 38 RH..............42 48 55 63 69 75 81 83 84 84 85 87 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EARLY EVENING. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....99. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........99 93 81 69 57 45 39 39 40 40 40 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............38 42 45 49 53 55 58 60 61 62 62 61 RH..............90 82 76 68 59 51 45 40 37 36 39 45 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...HARLEY REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130313.BARRE.01/JKL