FNUS73 KPAH 081045 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN CREEK WILD AREA...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 545 AM CDT WED APR 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 56 60 62 64 65 64 63 RH..............40 35 29 27 27 26 29 30 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 20 20 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 4.7 5.2 5.8 6.3 6.7 6.9 6.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 86 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.......5200-6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 52 48 45 42 40 RH..............35 48 58 65 73 78 MIX HGT (FT)....6700 5200 3200 1500 1000 1000 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 26 NW 23 NW 20 N 15 N 13 NE 12 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63. RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 61 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............40 51 59 62 RH..............80 64 49 49 20 FT WIND......E 3G5 E 5G10 SE 7G10 SE 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1800 2100 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 E 14 SE 17 E 21 CWR.............0 0 60 60 HAINES INDEX....4 3 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...MEFFERT REQUESTED BY...BOB GILLESPIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090408.INDIA.01/PAH