FNUS73 KPAH 221308 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR REDDICK HOLLOW...USFS SHAWNEE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 708 AM CST THU JAN 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON JANUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST TODAY WHILE LOW PRESSURE TAKES SHAPE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST. THE LOW WILL HEAD EAST TO THE GREAT LAKES...WITH A COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTH AND EAST TOWARD THE REGION TONIGHT. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY. MILDER AIR UPON SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THEN...IT WILL TURN COLDER IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...AS STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTH INTO THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND. LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 54. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 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.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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..............55 49 44 42 39 39 41 46 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 8 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.6 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.4 1.8 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW S S TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 15 17 18 16 13 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 37. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 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 45 43 41 40 39 RH..............49 58 65 70 73 79 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 100 200 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 9 S 9 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55. RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CWR.................12 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.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 42 50 53 RH..............82 76 56 48 20 FT WIND......SW 5G10 SW 6G20 W 6G20 W 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....200 600 2600 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 SW 16 SW 20 W 14 CWR.............10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 2 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...JON TEUTRINE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090122.REDDI.01/PAH