FNUS73 KJKL 091109 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAIGHT CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 709 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES WILL PROVIDE WARM AND DRY WEATHER INTO WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS. IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MUCH COOLER WEATHER TO FINISH THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........36-46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THROUGH 9 AM...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AT 5 MPH OR LESS THROUGH 9 AM...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON. POP.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL THROUGH 9 AM...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 5 MPH OR LESS THROUGH 9 AM...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....74. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........55 55 54 52 46 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 68 74 77 80 76 RH..............70 54 46 41 38 44 20 FT WIND......S 3 SW 6 SW 8 SW 9 SW 9 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 15 20 20 15 RIDGETOP WIND...S 5 SW 10 SW 15 SW 15 SW 15 S 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 4000 4600 4800 5000 2000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 SW 17 SW 17 SW 16 SW 16 S 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55 VALLEYS TO AROUND 60 RIDGES. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT RIDGES TO NEAR 100 PERCENT VALLEYS. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY...DECREASING TO 5 MPH OR LESS. POP.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........39 36 33 31 24 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 67 64 61 59 56 RH..............48 59 68 76 83 91 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 3 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 RIDGETOP WIND...S 10 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 0 MIX HGT (FT)....100 100 100 100 100 100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 S 5 S 5 S 3 S 3 S 3 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........36-46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BY AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AT 5 MPH OR LESS...INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY AFTERNOON. 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. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL UNTIL LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 5 MPH OR LESS IN THE MORNING... INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....68. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........17 19 22 27 30 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 66 73 78 81 81 RH..............89 65 50 42 39 40 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 6 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 20 20 15 RIDGETOP WIND...S 0 S 10 SW 15 SW 15 SW 15 SW 10 MIX HGT (FT)....100 700 3400 4200 4400 3500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 2 SW 15 SW 17 SW 17 SW 16 SW 12 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...HAL REQUESTED BY...STEARNS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130409.STRAI.01/JKL