FNUS73 KJKL 242103
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLATWOODS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
503 PM EDT MON JUN 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1651 EDT ON JUNE 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RH WILL BE RAPIDLY RISING AS THE TEMPERATURES DROP
DURING THE EVENING HOURS. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN
KENTUCKY HAVE OUTFLOWED. OUTFLOWS CAN TRAVEL A LONG WAY FROM THE
ORIGINATION THUNDERSTORM. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR WINDS RAPIDLY
CHANGING SPEED AND DIRECTION FROM OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES THIS EVENING.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. PATCHY
                    FOG LATE IN THE NIGHT. AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING
                    TOWARDS DAWN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH.
POP.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........58     44     44     44     40     35
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC                PATCHY AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM NONE   NONE   FOG    FOG
TEMP............81     75     72     69     67     66
RH..............64     77     86     92     97     100
20 FT WIND......SW 2   SW 1   S 1    SW 1   SW 1   SW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.5
RIDGETOP WIND...W 0    SW 0   S 0    S 0    S 0    S 0
MIX HGT (FT)....2800   2000   800    BLW100 200    600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7   SW 9   SW 7   S 0    S 0    S 0
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
                    EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
POP.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2 UNTIL 1500...THEN 3 UNTIL
                    1800...THEN 2 UNTIL 1900...THEN 1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4800 FT AGL
                    IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4900-5700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 3400 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....50.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........32     38     46     52     47     40
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY        S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............68     77     82     85     87     87
RH..............97     73     62     57     55     56
20 FT WIND......SW 1   SW 3   SW 6   SW 7   SW 6   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     15     10
RIDGETOP WIND...SW 0   SW 0   SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   SW 5
MIX HGT (FT)....800    1700   2900   4100   5400   4900
TRANSPORT WIND..S 0    S 6    SW 10  S 12   SW 10  SW 10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...JACOBSON
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS OWENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130624.FLATW.01/JKL