FNUS73 KJKL 021045 CCA FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR TUCKER...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 612 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 SOUTH CENTRAL KY FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY...AND THEN PASS BY TO THE 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. THE LOWEST HUMIDITY SHOULD OCCUR ON 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.........AROUND 37 AT IGNITION...MAX AROUND 49. HUMIDITY............46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN AROUND 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 2 TO 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH AROUND 1300. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AROUND 1300. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 4200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....62. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........10 12 14 15 18 23 25 26 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 40 42 45 47 48 49 49 48 RH..............46 40 36 32 29 27 26 27 29 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 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 W NW NW RIDGE WIND SPD..5 6 7 9 9 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 4.4 4.9 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.6 4.8 3.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 9 10 12 13 14 14 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN AROUND 28. HUMIDITY............MAX AROUND 74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY...BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH AROUND 0600. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........30 25 19 14 11 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 39 36 33 31 29 RH..............32 41 47 52 65 72 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 3 N 1 N 1 N 1 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 RIDGETOP WIND...NW 5 N 5 N 2 N 2 N 2 NE 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 700 200 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 13 NW 3 N 0 N 0 NE 0 NE 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX AROUND 55. HUMIDITY............MIN AROUND 22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH AROUND 1000. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH AROUND AROUND 1200. POP.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 3200-4800 FT AGL AROUND 1100. MAX 4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH AROUND 1000. DISPERSION INDEX....MAX AROUND 44. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........5 6 8 9 12 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 34 43 50 54 55 RH..............73 57 38 26 24 25 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 5 NE 6 NE 8 NE 7 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 10 RIDGETOP WIND...NE 5 NE 5 NE 9 NE 10 NE 10 NE 9 MIX HGT (FT)....200 3200 4400 4800 4700 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 3 NE 8 N 12 NE 9 NE 10 E 7 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...PELTON REQUESTED BY...MIKE STRUNK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130402.TUCKE.01/JKL