FNUS73 KJKL 092027 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAIGHT CREEK...DANIEL BOONE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 427 PM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 10. 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. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING. 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.......100-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING. DISPERSION INDEX....45. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........20 20 26 29 30 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 75 81 83 84 82 RH..............70 52 42 39 38 41 20 FT WIND......S 5 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 20 15 RIDGETOP WIND...S 5 SW 15 SW 15 SW 15 SW 15 S 5 MIX HGT (FT)....400 3200 4000 4300 4500 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 2 S 9 SW 15 SW 15 S 9 S 2 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. 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 (%).........29 33 39 53 68 78 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 72 67 64 63 62 RH..............47 58 67 72 73 75 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 6 S 7 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 RIDGETOP WIND...S 5 S 5 S 10 S 10 S 5 S 10 MIX HGT (FT)....100 100 100 100 100 100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. POP.................100 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.......100-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1400-2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 24 TO 31 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....28. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........93 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 67 70 72 73 71 RH..............79 72 67 64 65 69 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 9 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 20 15 RIDGETOP WIND...S 10 S 15 S 15 S 15 S 15 S 15 MIX HGT (FT)....100 1500 2200 2800 1700 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 9 S 22 S 30 S 30 SW 26 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...DUSTY REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130410.STRAI.01/JKL