FNUS73 KPAH 221325
FWSPAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BLACK 3...MDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
825 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 22.

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

.DISCUSSION...

CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TODAY ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
WHERE WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LESS THAN YESTERDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. WINDS
WILL STILL BE GUSTY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST
INDIANA AND THE NORTHERN PENNYRILE REGION OF WEST KENTUCKY. HERE WINDS
OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TOMORROW AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE
REGION. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH THE FRONT. FRIDAY WILL BE THE START TO A DRY AND WARM WEEKEND
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 80 DEGREES THROUGH SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO
                    13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  MC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............70  71  72  73  72  71
RH..............36  36  37  37  39  42
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   7   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 4.4 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  W   W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD.13  13  13  13  12  9

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FORECASTER...HOOPER
REQUESTED BY...STEVE PAES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.LITTL.03/PAH