000 FNUS73 KJKL 312025 FWSJKL SPOT FORECAST FOR CARRINGTON FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 325 PM EST TUE JAN 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1502 EST ON JANUARY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND A BRISK SOUTHWEST WIND WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING IN ADVANCE OF A FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE COMMONWEALTH UNTIL THURSDAY AND FINALLY EXIT THE REGION ON THURSDAY NIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. POP.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 28 MPH. TIME (EST) 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........62 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............62 60 RH..............18 21 20 FT WIND......W 11 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 18 HAINES INDEX....5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS LATE AT NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH. POP.................70 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........74 77 83 98 99 100 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD NUMRUS SCTTRD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 54 52 52 51 51 RH..............26 31 37 52 50 55 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 8 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. POP.................40 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 100 93 71 59 65 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 52 54 57 58 57 RH..............62 66 67 65 62 64 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 6 SW 5 SW 3 W 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...PELTON REQUESTED BY...JERRY WHEELESS DFMO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120131.CARRI.01/JKL