FNUS74 KOHX 181430 FWSOHX SPOT FORECAST FOR MAY PRAIRIE...TDF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 930 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS RISING A FEW DEGREES AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH. THIS FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO IMPACT WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY BUT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TO THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG DISSIPATING THIS MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-6200 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....25 THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 67 THIS AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 60 63 66 67 69 69 68 RH..............59 54 51 48 44 40 40 40 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW S EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 3.4 6.2 6.2 6.2 4.9 4.9 4.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 14 13 13 12 12 12 DISPERSION IDX..40 53 64 70 66 58 46 34 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....21 DECREASING TO 1. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MCR PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............67 65 61 59 57 56 54 53 52 51 50 49 RH..............43 46 54 59 64 68 71 74 78 80 82 85 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 DISPERSION IDX..21 11 6 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 60. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............48 47 47 52 54 57 59 60 62 63 63 62 RH..............86 87 89 77 70 64 58 53 50 46 45 45 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 7 9 12 12 12 10 9 9 10 14 DISPERSION IDX..0 1 9 19 31 42 52 59 62 62 61 58 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...JAMES LAROSA REQUESTED BY...STEVEN ROGERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090318.MAYPR.01/OHX