FNUS73 KPAH 121143 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMPGROUND...FWS, CRAB ORCHARD NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 643 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEATHER SYSTEM TO OUR SOUTH WILL BRING SOME MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO THE REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL PROVIDE A CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE QUAD STATE TODAY...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME SLEET AND RAIN ACROSS THE LAKES AND PENNYRILE REGIONS OF WEST KENTUCKY. CHANCES OF LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL TAPER OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. ON FRIDAY...DRY AND MILDER WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 35. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1900-3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 18 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............30 31 31 32 33 34 34 34 35 34 34 RH..............55 53 51 49 47 45 45 47 45 49 49 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 20 20 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.22 21 21 20 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27. RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 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.......1300-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 18 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 31 30 29 30 29 RH..............53 61 66 69 66 69 20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 2600 2500 2300 1800 1400 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 18 NE 18 NE 18 NE 18 NE 20 NE 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 36 44 47 RH..............71 56 45 42 20 FT WIND......NE 6G10 NE 6G10 NE 6G10 NE 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 2400 3600 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 20 NE 17 NE 14 NE 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090312.CAMPG.01/PAH