FNUS73 KPAH 091359 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNSON CO LANDFILL...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 759 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DESPITE THE ABSENCE OF ANY PRECIPITATION...FAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITONS TODAY WILL BE MARGINAL FOR FIRE WEATHER AGENCIES. MOSTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES TODAY WILL SLOW THE RATE OF WARMING TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE SLOWER DIURNAL CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST TWENTY FOOT AND TRANSPORT WINDS...WILL HOLD MIXING HEIGHTS WITHIN TWO TO FOUR HUNDRED FEET OF THE 1700 FOOT MIXING HEIGHT THRESHOLD UNTIL THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. IN ADDITION...MINIMUM DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL STAY ABOVE 35 TO 45 PERCENT TODAY. A WEAKENING COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PUSH INTO THE HEARTLAND FROM THE NORTH THIS EVENING...EVENTUALLY WORKING THROUGH THE REGION BY MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHTS ACROSS THE MARK TWAIN AND SHAWNEE NATIONAL FOREST AREAS WILL IMPROVE ON TUESDAY...BUT WILL REMAIN MARGINAL ACROSS SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. A SMALL CHANCE FOR SPRINKLES OR DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR WESTERN KENTUCKY ON TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE HEARTLAND FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...BEFORE THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM AND A CHANCE OF RAIN MOVES INTO THE AREA NEXT WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........LOW 5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME. FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............68 68 69 69 67 64 RH..............51 48 46 46 48 57 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49. RH..................MAX 95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 57 55 53 52 51 RH..............63 70 75 80 83 86 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 1 NE 1 NE 1 NE 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67. RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 57 64 65 RH..............89 75 59 55 20 FT WIND......NE 2G5 NE 5 N 6G10 N 8G20 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...JON TEUTRINE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091109.JOHNS.01/PAH