FNUS73 KPAH 231503
FWSPAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF POND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1003 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 23.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST AS YESTERDAY WITH SOME INCREASE IN
MOISTURE WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. HOWEVER INCREASING
WINDS TODAY MIGHT NEGATE OVERALL IMPROVEMENT. THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR A FEW SPRINKLES OR LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS...BUT MOST AREAS
SHOULD REMAIN DRY WITH SOME CLOUDS THIS MORNING...BECOMING MORE
SUNNY BY AFTERNOON. TUESDAY WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN RH...BUT THE
WIND WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT FOR CONTROL OF ANY FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION
                    OTHERWISE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                    20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
                    GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1400-3300
                    FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5400 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 26 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 36 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............65  67  69  71  71  71  70
RH..............52  49  47  44  45  46  46
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..10  12  13  14  14  14  14
20 FT WIND GUST.25  30  30  30  30  30  30
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 3.3 4.2 5.0 5.4 5.1 4.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.30  31  31  32  32  33  36
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4

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FORECASTER...WIELGOS
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT BASHAW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090323.WOLFP.01/PAH