FNUS73 KJKL 162220 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR POOLER...FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 620 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. LOOK FOR WARM AND UNSETTLED WEATHER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 80 AND THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY WILL BE A QUIET DAY WEATHERWISE. BUT RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH OUR REGION. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL CRASH BACK DOWN INTO THE 60S...AND EVEN SOME 50S...FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT ON THURSDAY BUT IT APPEARS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AT THIS TIME. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AT 4 TO 7 MPH. POP.................50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........65 65 64 64 60 55 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............64 70 74 77 79 78 RH..............84 70 61 54 51 53 20 FT WIND......S 3 SW 5 SW 5 S 3 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 1200 1600 2000 3200 2900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 SW 10 SW 10 SW 7 S 14 S 15 $$ FORECASTER...RAY REQUESTED BY...M GANDY FMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130417.POOLE.01/JKL