FNUS73 KPAH 081035 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNKLANDS NORTH UNIT...MISSOURI DEPT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 535 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 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 (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 69. RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 56 60 63 65 67 68 67 66 RH..............42 36 31 26 24 24 23 25 27 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 5.1 5.7 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.25 26 26 26 26 25 24 23 22 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41. RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800-3200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 55 51 48 45 43 RH..............30 41 50 58 68 79 20 FT WIND......NW 4 N 3 N 3 NE 3 NE 3 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5300 4400 3200 2300 1900 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 20 N 14 N 9 NE 7 NE 10 E 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 4 4 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63. RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 79 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 21 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............42 52 60 62 RH..............85 61 46 47 20 FT WIND......E 3G5 E 5G10 SE 7G10 SE 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 2100 2300 2000 TRANSPORT WIND..E 21 E 25 SE 26 SE 23 CWR.............0 0 80 80 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...MEFFERT REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL BILL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090408.SUNKL.01/PAH