FNUS73 KPAH 211536
FWSPAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LICK LOG WEST...MDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
936 AM CST WED JAN 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 21.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER TODAY...SO DRY
CONDITIONS WITH A FEW CLOUDS WILL BE THE RULE. TEMPERATURES SHOULD
BE MUCH WARMER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY...WITH HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE 40S BY
AFTERNOON. THESE WARMER TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH LOW DEWPOINTS...WILL
YIELD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES INTO THE LOWER 40S BY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1500-3000
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............36  40  43  45  45  45  42
RH..............53  46  42  40  42  43  50
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   7   7   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.6 3.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20  20  21  21  22  23  22
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   4   4

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FORECASTER...WIELGOS
REQUESTED BY...TERRY THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090121.LICKL.01/PAH