NOAA Air Resources Laboratory

ky fire


FNUS73 KJKL 241730
FWSJKL

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN POND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
130 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1304 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE LESS THAN 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON
AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON
AND WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NEAR CRITICAL
CONDITIONS FOR BOTH HUMIDITY AND WIND ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SUNSHINE TO THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. LOW
PRESSURE MOVING WEST FROM THE CAROLINA COAST WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN
LATE IN THE WEEK.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING EAST
                    AT 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING EAST
                    AT 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....64.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    20 MPH.
POP.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....60.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.

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FORECASTER...HARLEY
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN ACCIARDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20080924.GREEN.01/JKL