FNUS73 KPAH 171316
FWSPAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRCH CREEK 4...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
816 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...
EARLY MORNING FOG WILL BE GONE BY BURN TIME. WITH HIGH
PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF BIRCH CREEK 4 BUT STILL IN
CONTROL OF THE WEATHER...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WILL
DEVELOP AROUND BURN TIME UNDER A SUNNY SKY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING DISSIPATING BEFORE BURN TIME.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1200-2900
                    FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4900 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 23 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 12 TO
                    17 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............60  61  68  70  72  73  73  71
RH..............43  40  36  35  33  33  35  39
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   8   9   9   7   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  15  15  15  15  15  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.9 3.5 4.0 4.4 4.7 4.9 4.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.22  17  14  13  12  13  15  17

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FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH
REQUESTED BY...STEVE PAES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090317.BIRCH.01/PAH