FNUS73 KJKL 211105 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR SHELTON COPPERAS...DANIEL BOONE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 705 AM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...CONDITIONS SHOULD BE GOOD FOR SMOKE DISPERSION TODAY BUT RATHER POOR FRIDAY... .DISCUSSION...GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY QUITE CHILLY TEMPERATURES...THOUGH...WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE MIDDLE 30S TODAY... AND IN THE MID 40S FOR FRIDAY. LOWS FOR TONIGHT WILL BE VERY COLD RANGING FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. 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 AND ACROSS OUR AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. COLD. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING. DISPERSION INDEX....100. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........24 18 16 14 15 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............18 24 30 34 36 35 RH..............78 59 41 33 30 32 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 9 9 9 8 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 10 RIDGETOP WIND...W 10 NW 15 NW 15 NW 15 NW 10 NW 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 3.7 4.7 5.4 4.7 3.7 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 18 NW 17 NW 18 NW 21 NW 16 NW 12 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. COLD. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH. 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 (%).........15 18 22 26 27 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 27 25 24 24 22 RH..............39 48 56 60 62 64 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N NE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 1 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 RIDGETOP WIND...NW 5 N 5 N 0 NE 0 SE 0 S 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 1.7 0.7 0.1 0.6 1.5 TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 N 12 E 8 S 0 SE 1 SE 3 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................30 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. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....36. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........29 37 46 53 62 73 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............23 30 37 41 44 44 RH..............65 53 40 36 37 42 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 5 5 RIDGETOP WIND...SE 5 S 5 S 5 SW 5 SW 5 W 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 3.2 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.2 TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 S 3 S 5 W 9 W 9 SW 8 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...GREIF REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130322.SHELT.01/JKL