FNUS73 KPAH 011233 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR BLUFF...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 733 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRIER HIGH PRESSURE WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TODAY. ON THURSDAY A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS... PASSING ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY ON THURSDAY EVENING. THIS LOW WILL BRING MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL. A THIRD STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SUNDAY...BRINGING MORE RAIN LATE IN THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 700-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 21 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............50 54 57 61 63 64 65 64 63 RH..............39 35 33 29 29 28 28 29 30 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.4 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 16 18 21 23 24 25 25 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 CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 0 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 56 53 50 48 47 RH..............33 43 52 63 63 65 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 2100 1000 300 300 600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 24 S 16 S 6 S 0 S 5 S 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 3 2 2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64. RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................100 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 28 TO 33 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 38 TO 43 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............46 54 60 63 RH..............89 74 62 54 20 FT WIND......E 6G15 SE 6G15 E 8G15 N 10G25 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 2300 3200 3200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 21 S 20 S 20 W 33 CWR.............100 100 100 100 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...PACKETT REQUESTED BY...DAVID MOSHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090401.CEDAR.01/PAH