FNUS73 KPAH 131538 CCA FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEEZIE HOLLOW...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1031 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009 CORRECTED SECOND SENTENCE IN DISCUSSION. FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THICK HIGH CLOUDS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES DOWN...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL STILL BE PLENTY LOW. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE WEAKENING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND WILL BE CONSISTENTLY ACROSS THE VALLEY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL JUST BE REACHING THE 1700 FT LEVEL AT IGNITION TIME...BUT SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE FIRE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 46. RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2400-3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 45 46 44 RH..............48 41 41 48 20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 6 NE 5 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 2800 3000 2800 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 14 NE 15 NE 16 NE 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35. RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 40 38 38 RH..............53 58 67 67 20 FT WIND......E 2G5 NE 6G10 NE 5 N 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 2200 1600 1000 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 18 NE 20 NE 18 NE 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57. RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 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.......900-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 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............36 44 52 56 RH..............72 55 46 43 20 FT WIND......NE 6G10 NE 6G10 NE 9G20 NE 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....900 1600 2600 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 15 NE 15 NE 14 NE 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...SPAETH REQUESTED BY...BOBBY BLOODWORTH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090313.SWEEZ.01/PAH