FNUS73 KPAH 291345 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FOX RIDGE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 845 AM CDT MON JUN 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON JUNE 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA HAS BROUGHT VERY DRY AIR INTO THE REGION. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE HEARTLAND TODAY BRINGING AN INCREASE IN WINDS SPEEDS. THE AFOREMENTIONED WILL COMBINE WITH ALREADY LOW FUEL MOISTURE TO PUSH KEY FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS TO NEAR CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. ALSO GUSTY WINDS WILL ONLY EXACERBATE CONDITIONS. MONITOR FORECAST UPDATES AND STATEMENTS FOR POSSIBLE UPDATES SHOULD CONDITIONS WARRANT UPGRADES TO CURRENT FORECAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........85 AT IGNITION...MAX 90. RH..................31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800-8800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............85 86 88 88 89 88 86 RH..............31 29 27 27 26 28 30 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 9 9 7 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...6.5 7.2 7.8 8.4 8.7 8.8 8.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 22 23 24 26 28 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 61. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7300-8200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............84 75 70 67 64 63 RH..............33 46 59 68 78 81 20 FT WIND......W 4 W 2 W 2 SW 2 W 2 W 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....8200 6000 3200 900 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 29 NW 30 NW 30 NW 29 NW 25 NW 22 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87. RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11600-13500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 77 84 86 RH..............75 48 38 36 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 5 W 8G15 W 8G15 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 6400 11600 13500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 20 NW 23 W 30 NW 32 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...JIM MCCOY FMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090629.SOUTH.01/PAH