FNUS73 KPAH 241347 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 30 BURN...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 747 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL BE THE NORM TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. A FEW SPRINKLES OR LIGHT RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT MAINLY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. HOWEVER...CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW SHOWERS SNEAKING INTO PARTS OF WEST KENTUCKY. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. HUMIDITIES MAY DIP INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON WHERE MORE SUNSHINE PEAKS OUT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........29 AT IGNITION...MAX 46. RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1600-3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............29 32 35 38 41 43 45 45 45 44 RH..............66 58 51 46 42 37 37 36 38 39 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S SE TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 8 7 7 8 8 8 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................20 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.......1000-2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............43 41 40 39 39 38 RH..............43 48 53 57 60 66 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 SE 3 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 2200 1700 1600 1400 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 SE 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56. RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................20 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.......1000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE 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............37 43 52 55 RH..............72 64 54 54 20 FT WIND......SE 5G10 S 7G15 S 10G20 S 8G15 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1500 3200 5700 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 S 16 S 20 S 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WIELGOS REQUESTED BY...DREW MICKOLAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090224.TA30B.01/PAH