FNUS73 KPAH 171439 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR I-207-P...USFWS, CRAB ORCHARD NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 939 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EARLY MORNING FOG WILL BE NEARLY GONE BY BURN TIME. WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF BURN SITE I-207-P...BUT STILL IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WILL DEVELOP UNDER A SUNNY SKY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING...DISSIPATING BEFORE BURN TIME. TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 74. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 60 63 67 71 74 73 72 71 RH..............55 50 45 40 36 30 32 31 37 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.7 3.8 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 14 12 13 13 13 8 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 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 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.......2400-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH. 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............66 61 57 55 53 52 RH..............48 58 65 71 76 81 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 4 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 3400 2400 1100 800 800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74. RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......900-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 29 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............51 60 68 72 RH..............84 67 52 46 20 FT WIND......S 3G5 S 7G15 S 9G20 SW 9G20 MIX HGT (FT)....900 1700 3800 3900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 SW 26 SW 20 SW 21 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND J PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090317.I207P.02/PAH