FNUS73 KJKL 202026 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR SHELTON COPPERAS...DANIEL BOONE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 426 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...OTHER THAN A SMALL CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY THIS EVENING...GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. QUITE CHILLY TEMPERATURES WILL BE FELT...THOUGH...WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE MIDDLE 30S ON THURSDAY...AND IN THE MID 40S FOR FRIDAY. LOWS WILL BE VERY COLD FOR THE START OF SPRING WITH READINGS BOTTOMING OUT IN THE LOWER 20S FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF NIGHTS...AS WELL. IN FACT...SOME LOCATIONS WILL DIP INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT. THE NEXT DECENT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL THIS WEEKEND WHEN A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL ROLL EAST FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO OUR AREA. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST IN THE MID TEENS MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....76. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........12 18 20 20 16 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............20 22 28 33 36 37 RH..............74 61 42 33 27 26 20 FT WIND......W 5 NW 6 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. POP.................10 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 (%).........14 14 14 14 22 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 29 26 24 23 22 RH..............30 41 50 59 65 68 20 FT WIND......NW 3 W 1 SW 0 E 1 SE 1 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH. POP.................20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 4 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....21. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........42 46 51 55 59 64 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............21 27 34 39 42 43 RH..............70 56 45 40 39 43 20 FT WIND......SE 0 S 1 S 1 SW 1 W 2 NW 1 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...RAY REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130322.SHELT.01/JKL