FNUS73 KJKL 301506 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR TACKETT CREEK...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1106 AM EDT THU MAY 30 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1046 EDT ON MAY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CUMBERLAND GAP NATIONAL PARK WILL SEE ONE MORE DAY OF WARM AND DRY WEATHER...AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE AND TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 80S. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ON FRIDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA FINALLY WEAKENS. SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AGAIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE FROM AROUND DAWN ON SUNDAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. SOME OF THE STORMS ON SUNDAY COULD PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....37. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........6 21 26 33 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 77 82 82 81 RH..............69 54 44 42 45 20 FT WIND......SE 3 S 7 S 9 S 9 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 RIDGETOP WIND...S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 2400 3300 4000 3200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 15 S 12 S 10 S 12 HAINES INDEX....5 5 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. POP.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........32 34 36 37 43 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 70 67 64 63 63 RH..............55 66 76 80 84 84 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 5 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 RIDGETOP WIND...S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 1700 700 BLW100 200 500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 3 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. POP.................30 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0900...THEN 2 UNTIL 1300...THEN 3. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4600 FT AGL IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 3600-4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 23 MPH UNTIL EVENING. DISPERSION INDEX....80. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........58 62 67 72 69 66 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............65 72 78 81 82 81 RH..............83 69 58 50 48 52 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 15 RIDGETOP WIND...S 5 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 15 S 10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1600 2800 4000 4900 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 16 S 23 S 17 S 18 S 21 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...HARLEY REQUESTED BY...SHANE STURGILL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130530.TACKE.01/JKL