FNUS73 KPAH 221525 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR PINEY RX BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 925 AM CST THU JAN 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 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.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 54. RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 44 48 50 52 53 52 50 RH..............63 54 47 44 42 41 43 48 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 8 8 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.7 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.5 1.9 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 13 14 15 14 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39. RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................5 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.....SOUTH 9 TO 10 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............48 46 44 43 42 41 RH..............51 55 60 65 70 79 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 200 200 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 9 S 9 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 21 TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............41 44 52 55 RH..............82 76 56 51 20 FT WIND......S 6G10 SW 6G20 SW 7G20 W 6G25 MIX HGT (FT)....200 600 3000 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 17 SW 28 SW 26 CWR.............20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 2 $$ FORECASTER...WIELGOS REQUESTED BY...T GIRARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090122.PINEY.01/PAH