FNUS73 KPAH 161330
FWSPAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLLIER GLADE...IDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
830 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MARCH 16.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST OF COLLIER GLADE
LATER TODAY...TAKING THE CLOUDS WITH THEM. BY SPOT IGNITION
TIME...SOME SUNSHINE MAY BE BREAKING THROUGH ABOVE THE SPOT IN AN
OTHERWISE LIGHT WIND FLOW REGIME. SUNSHINE SHOULD RETURN
IN MORE EARNEST TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) WITH
                    SOME CLEARING LATE.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4000-4800
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............61  62  63  62  61
RH..............53  51  50  51  53
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..4   4   4   3   2
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   N   N
TRANSP WIND SPD.8   9   10  10  12
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3

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FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH
REQUESTED BY...BOB LINDSAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090316.COLLI.01/PAH