FNUS73 KPAH 301106 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOP D...USFWS CRAB ORCHARD NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 606 AM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON JUNE 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINATE WEATHER FEATURE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK....KEEPING THE AREA DRY FOR THE MOST PART AND LOWER HUMIDITY. A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ENTERS THE FORECAST ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUES THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 88. RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 5600-7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............69 74 78 81 83 85 86 86 87 86 84 RH..............68 57 50 46 43 40 39 40 39 40 43 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 25 25 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 3.2 4.1 4.9 5.6 6.2 6.6 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 22 22 23 24 24 25 26 26 26 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13 TO 16 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............82 73 68 66 63 62 RH..............46 62 73 78 87 90 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 6 W 5 W 4 W 3 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6400 5000 3100 1600 900 800 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 26 NW 26 N 24 N 22 N 18 N 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83. RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-7800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 74 80 82 RH..............87 59 49 46 20 FT WIND......SW 2G5 W 2G5 W 3G5 W 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 3700 6300 7700 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 12 NW 13 W 16 NW 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090630.LOOPD.01/PAH