FNUS73 KPAH 251327 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR MARINA...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 827 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0817 CDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TODAY AND AGAIN SUNDAY. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...AND SUNDAY. 10 HOUR FUELS WILL LIKELY DROP BELOW 10 PERCENT. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 40 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........72 AT REQUEST...MAX 84. RH..................68 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 16 MPH AT REQUEST. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................6 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT REQUEST...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT REQUEST. INCREASING TO 2900-4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6300-7900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR PC MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............69 72 75 77 80 81 82 83 83 83 82 RH..............70 54 49 46 42 41 39 38 38 38 40 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 10 10 11 12 12 11 10 10 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 2.0 2.9 3.5 4.1 4.8 6.3 7.7 7.9 5.9 3.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.24 26 29 30 30 30 30 29 26 22 16 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 64. RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................4 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 74 71 69 66 65 RH..............43 53 59 64 72 74 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 BLW100 300 200 200 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 S 7 S 7 S 10 S 12 S 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84. RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................5 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 36 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 75 81 83 RH..............74 50 39 35 20 FT WIND......S 6G10 S 10G25 S 14G35 S 12G30 MIX HGT (FT)....400 4500 6700 6300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 33 S 35 S 33 CWR.............0 0 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...YORK REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND J PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090425.MARIN.01/PAH