FNUS73 KJKL 020947 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLENDON...STATE GOVERNMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 547 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO EASTERN KY FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY...AND THEN PASS BY TO OUR NORTH ON WEDNESDAY. WITH THE PROXIMITY OF THE HIGH...WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE HELD TO 10 MPH OR LESS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SEASONABLY COOL AND DRY AIRMASS COUPLED WITH STRONG HEATING FROM THE EARLY APRIL SUNSHINE WILL LEAD TO RATHER LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...EVENTUALLY BRINGING A LIKELIHOOD OF RAIN BY LATE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 49. HUMIDITY............51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 6 TO 9 MPH AROUND 1400. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AROUND 1400. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AT IGNITION... BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....33 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........8 10 12 14 15 18 23 25 26 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............32 37 40 43 47 48 48 49 49 48 RH..............56 46 40 35 31 29 27 26 26 29 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 5 7 7 8 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 10 15 10 10 10 RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW RIDGE WIND SPD..3 5 5 7 10 10 12 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 4.1 4.4 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.6 4.8 3.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 12 10 9 10 12 13 14 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25. MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTH UP TO 5 MPH AROUND 2200....THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH AROUND 0500. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%).........30 29 26 22 19 16 14 13 11 9 7 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 42 38 36 34 32 31 30 29 27 26 26 RH..............31 37 44 49 53 58 62 67 72 77 80 82 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 1.7 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W SW S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.13 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH AROUND 1100. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4900 FT AGL AROUND 1000. MAX 4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST TO NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH AROUND 1000. DISPERSION INDEX....42. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........5 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 12 14 17 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............25 27 32 37 42 46 49 52 54 55 55 54 RH..............84 78 63 52 41 32 27 24 23 23 25 27 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 6 6 7 8 8 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 RIDGE WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 9 9 10 11 11 10 10 9 9 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 1.1 3.1 4.0 4.2 4.6 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.7 3.9 2.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.0 3 8 12 12 10 9 8 9 9 10 12 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...PELTON REQUESTED BY...MIKE STRUNK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130402.MCCLE.01/JKL