FNUS73 KPAH 081435 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR GALUM UNIT...ILLINOIS DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 935 AM CDT WED APR 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEST AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE REGION TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. THESE BREEZES WILL COMBINE WITH AMPLE SUNSHINE TO PUSH TEMPERATURES BACK TO NEAR SEASONAL LEVELS...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WELL DOWN INTO THE 20S. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY EAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION... BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 22 TO 27 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 52 56 59 61 63 64 63 62 RH..............45 41 37 31 29 29 28 30 31 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 10 12 12 13 11 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 22 24 24 20 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.4 4.6 5.2 5.8 6.3 6.7 6.9 6.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...PRESLEY REQUESTED BY...BOB LINDSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090408.GALUM.01/PAH