FNUS73 KPAH 231440 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TA41 BURN...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 840 AM CST MON FEB 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 CST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS TO MOST OF THE REGION. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO MOISTEN UP BY AROUND MID WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OUT OVER THE PLAINS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........28 AT IGNITION...MAX 41. RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1300-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............24 28 31 34 37 38 40 41 39 38 RH..............68 58 51 45 38 35 31 30 32 35 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.9 3.3 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25. RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 33 31 29 28 26 RH..............40 49 56 63 65 74 20 FT WIND......N 2 NE 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 2600 1800 1100 800 800 TRANSPORT WIND..N 7 NE 8 E 8 E 9 E 10 SE 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 32 41 44 RH..............70 63 39 35 20 FT WIND......E 2G5 E 5 SE 5G10 SE 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1900 2600 2000 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12 SE 12 S 12 SE 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...YORK REQUESTED BY...DREW MICKOLAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090223.TA41B.01/PAH