FNUS73 KPAH 101650 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR PEAVINE GLADE...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1150 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE QUITE STRONG. BEHIND THE FRONT...MAINLY DRY AND MUCH COLDER WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........75 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST 15 MPH GUSTING 30 MPH AT IGNITION. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 46 PERCENT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2200-3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TEMP............75 78 76 74 72 70 RH..............50 45 50 55 59 61 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 13 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 27 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.1 3.4 3.4 2.9 2.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.25 28 29 30 29 26 CWR.............50 50 50 50 50 50 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34. RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................100 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 16 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............68 66 59 49 44 40 RH..............65 68 69 66 65 67 20 FT WIND......SW 10 W 8 NW 9 N 11 N 10 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 30 30 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 2100 2300 2100 2100 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 25 W 23 W 25 NW 29 NW 24 N 18 CWR.............100 100 100 100 100 100 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47. RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 37 44 46 RH..............67 56 43 37 20 FT WIND......N 6G15 N 7G15 N 7G15 N 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 2400 3400 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..N 15 N 14 N 14 N 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...BOBBY BLOODWORTH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090310.PEAVI.01/PAH