FNUS73 KPAH 221410 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 19 BURN...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 810 AM CST THU JAN 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 SOUTHWESTERLY 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 55. RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 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.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 48 51 53 54 53 51 RH..............60 54 48 44 43 43 44 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.5 1.8 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S S TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 16 17 17 15 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 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.......0-200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 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............49 46 44 42 41 40 RH..............46 51 57 62 67 76 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)....200 BLW100 200 200 200 100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 8 S 9 S 10 S 9 S 9 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 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.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. 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............40 44 51 55 RH..............79 73 59 51 20 FT WIND......S 6G10 SW 7G20 SW 7G20 W 6G20 MIX HGT (FT)....200 600 2800 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 SW 17 SW 26 SW 26 CWR.............20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 3 2 $$ FORECASTER...WIELGOS REQUESTED BY...DREW MICKOLAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090122.TA19B.01/PAH