FNUS73 KPAH 201015 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TOTSP - OVERLOOK UNIT...MISSOURI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 415 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION...AND DOMINATE THE WEATHER THROUGH MOST THE WORK WEEK. BY FRIDAY ANOTHER COLD FRONT SWINGS THROUGH THE HEARTLAND...BRINGING OUR NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........26 AT IGNITION...MAX 29. RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3600-3700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC PC PC PC WEATHER COV.....CHC WEATHER TYPE....SW TEMP............26 27 27 28 28 28 27 RH..............59 57 55 54 54 55 58 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.21 20 20 18 18 17 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 20. RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. 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.......1800-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 24 23 22 23 23 RH..............61 65 67 70 68 69 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 5 W 5 W 5 SW 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3700 3600 3400 3000 2200 1400 TRANSPORT WIND..N 16 NW 13 NW 10 W 9 W 13 W 16 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44. RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. 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.......900-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............22 27 38 43 RH..............74 64 45 42 20 FT WIND......S 4G5 S 4G5 S 4G10 S 4G10 MIX HGT (FT)....900 1600 2500 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20 SW 23 SW 24 SW 28 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...DENISE DOWLING TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090120.TOTSP.01/PAH