FNUS73 KPAH 061453
FWSPAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAVE FLAT...MDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
853 AM CST FRI NOV 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON NOVEMBER 06.

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

.DISCUSSION...
WITH HIGH PRESSURE MOVING EAST OF THE HEARTLAND...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY AND SATURDAY...SLOWLY INCREASING MINIMUM
DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE REGION OVER
THE WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES WILL RISE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE
WEEKEND...IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM TO
IMPACT THE AREA NEXT WEEK.

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE HEARTLAND MONDAY
NIGHT...BRINGING A SMALL CHANCE FOR RAIN ALONG AND JUST
AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

DRY AND COOLER WEATHER WILL RETURN ON WEDNESDAY AND
PERSIST FOR THE REMAINDER OF NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE
ONCE AGAIN DOMINATES THE HEARTLAND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.

TIME (CST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............60  63  65  66  66  64  61
RH..............55  50  43  39  40  47  56
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   9   9   9   8   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  20  10
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4

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FORECASTER...HOOPER
REQUESTED BY...STEVE PAES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091106.CAVEF.01/PAH