FNUS73 KPAH 051449 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG BARREN...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 849 AM CST THU NOV 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON NOVEMBER 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE HEARTLAND TODAY...GRADUALLY MOVING EASTWARD TONIGHT AND INTO THE WEEKEND. SOUTHERLY WINDS AND A SLOW INCREASE IN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL RETURN NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY...AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE HEARTLAND. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL INTERACT WITH AMPLE MOISTURE MOVING NORTH FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE AREA...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...BECOMING 3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 56 58 60 60 60 59 55 RH..............50 42 37 35 35 35 39 47 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 2 3 4 4 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 5 6 8 9 10 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 2 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 47 44 43 42 41 RH..............56 68 76 79 82 85 20 FT WIND......S 0 S 0 S 1 S 1 S 1 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....2100 1800 1600 1400 1200 1200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 9 S 5 S 1 S 0 S 0 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67. RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 30 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 51 63 66 RH..............89 68 46 43 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 6G10 S 9G15 S 10G15 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1900 2500 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 12 S 24 S 29 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...KEITH P KELLEY FMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091105.BIGBA.01/PAH