FNUS73 KPAH 201420 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 14...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 920 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS MEANS LIGHT EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS FOR TODAY. FOR SATURDAY...THERE MAY BE A LITTLE MORE CLOUD COVER AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES FOR THE FORT CAMPBELL AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3400-4900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 54 57 58 58 56 55 53 RH..............32 27 24 22 19 22 24 28 20 FT WIND DIR..E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 4.4 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34. RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1900 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 45 42 40 38 37 RH..............36 42 46 50 56 60 20 FT WIND......NE 3 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 2900 1900 1000 600 600 TRANSPORT WIND..E 13 E 13 E 12 E 12 E 13 E 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61. RH..................MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. 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.......1000-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 45 56 60 RH..............63 50 28 26 20 FT WIND......E 3G5 E 3G5 SE 2 SE 2G5 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 2200 3500 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 9 SE 5 S 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...BLANCHARD REQUESTED BY...DREW MICKOLAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090320.TA14_.01/PAH