FNUS73 KPAH 221500 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR EVAN S KNOB...MO DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES/ DIV OF STATE PARKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 900 AM CST THU JAN 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON JANUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WE REMAIN BETWEEN TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS TODAY...A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM TO OUR SOUTHEAST AND A COLD FRONT TO OUR NORTHWEST. THIS WILL MEAN A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST BREEZE WILL CONTINUE TODAY...ALONG WITH SOME PASSING CLOUDS. WITH THIS SOUTH WIND...TEMPERATURES WILL SOAR INTO THE MID 50S BY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-2300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 51 53 53 52 50 RH..............37 36 35 36 39 46 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.1 2.3 2.1 1.6 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 15 15 14 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 44 42 40 39 37 RH..............53 60 62 67 70 75 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 S 12 S 14 SW 14 SW 12 SW 9 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52. RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 20 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 40 47 49 RH..............79 64 45 40 20 FT WIND......S 5G10 W 5G10 W 6G10 NW 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....200 500 2600 3200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 SW 14 NW 10 N 17 CWR.............10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...WIELGOS REQUESTED BY...ED SCHOTT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090122.EVANS.01/PAH