FNUS73 KPAH 171319 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR STEGALL MTN COMPLEX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 819 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 THE STEGALL MTN COMPLEX 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 FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 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.......2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1200-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH 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............53 59 63 69 72 73 73 73 72 RH..............56 47 41 36 33 33 33 33 38 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 8 8 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.4 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 S TRANSP WIND SPD.23 22 18 14 12 12 13 14 16 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 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.......3100-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300-2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 0 TO 6 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............67 61 58 56 54 52 RH..............47 56 63 67 73 77 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 4100 3100 1700 1400 1400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 6 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 (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 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.......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. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............51 61 71 75 RH..............84 64 44 38 20 FT WIND......SW 2G5 SW 6G15 SW 6G20 SW 6G20 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1500 3200 4700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 SW 25 SW 17 SW 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...BOBBY BLOODWORTH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090317.STEGA.01/PAH