FNUS73 KPAH 052156
FWSPAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
456 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1642 CDT ON APRIL 05.

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

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...
GENERATING A COUPLE OF ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AFTER A
BRIEF INTERVAL OF SUNSHINE...CLOUDS WILL RETURN OVERNIGHT ALONG
WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND BLUSTERY WINDS. THE SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AND EVEN PART OF TUESDAY...AND SOMETIMES THE RAIN
MAY MIX WITH SNOW. BY WEDNESDAY...THE MID/UPPER FLOW PATTERN WILL
TRANSITION FROM CYCLONIC TO MORE NORTHWESTERLY...AND WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY A QUICK WARM UP. LATE NEXT WEEK...ANOTHER SIMILAR
SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO AFFECT THE AREA.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 40 TO 45 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............55     49     45     42     39     37
RH..............39     50     53     57     67     73
20 FT WIND......W 14   NW 14  NW 14  NW 13  NW 12  NW 11
20 FT WIND GUST.35     35     35     30     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....4800   4900   5000   5000   5000   5000
TRANSPORT WIND..W 40   NW 44  NW 45  NW 45  NW 44  NW 43
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN THROUGH THE DAY.
                    CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100-6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 35 TO 40 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY    CLOUDY    MCLDY     MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSN      RAIN      RNSN      RNSN
TEMP............36        40        42        43
RH..............70        50        41        37
20 FT WIND......NW 11G30  NW 12G30  NW 13G30  NW 11G30
MIX HGT (FT)....5100      5500      6100      6500
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 40     NW 37     NW 35     NW 36
CWR.............0         0         0         0
HAINES INDEX....3         3         3         3

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FORECASTER...BLANCHARD
REQUESTED BY...CHARLENE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090405.GOAT_.02/PAH