FNUS73 KPAH 171030 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR BENNETT ROAD...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 530 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ANY FOG IN THE VALLEY NORTH OF THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA SHOULD HAVE LIFTED AND DISSIPATED PRIOR TO THE START TIME OF THE PRESCRIBED BURN. DURING THE FIRST TWO HOURS OF THE IGNITION TIME...MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD RAPIDLY RISE INTO THE 2500 TO 3000 FOOT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...WITH NEAR SURFACE TEMPERATURES RISING BETWEEN 10 TO 15 DEGREES BETWEEN 11 AM AND 3 PM CDT. THERE MAY BE SOME TURBULENT MIXING OF THE WINDS INITIALLY...LEADING TO LOCAL WIND GUSTS FROM THE SOUTH ALONG THE RIDGE BETWEEN 11 AM AND 2 PM. ANY WIND GUSTS SHOULD SUBSIDE AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY FALL AND HOLD IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM...WITH MODERATE MOISTURE RECOVERY EXPECTED BY MID-EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 75. RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 63 69 72 74 74 75 72 RH..............43 39 32 30 27 28 29 35 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.2 3.9 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.22 17 13 12 12 12 14 16 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49. RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......2900-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 0 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 62 58 56 54 52 RH..............47 58 65 69 75 80 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 4 S 3 S 3 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 4200 2900 1200 1100 1200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 5 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76. RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 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.......1200-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 15 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 61 70 74 RH..............84 65 47 41 20 FT WIND......SW 2G5 SW 6G15 S 6G20 SW 7G20 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1500 3200 4800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 SW 25 SW 16 SW 16 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE ROGERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090317.BENNE.01/PAH