FNUS73 KPAH 112122 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDEN POND VISITOR CENTER...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 322 PM CST WED NOV 11 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1535 CST ON NOVEMBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO REGION AND SETTLE DIRECTLY OVER THE AREA BY TOMORROW. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL LIKELY RESULT IN CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS...BUT THE WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 30S...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME 20S THROUGHOUT THE AREA. SOUTH WINDS WILL RETURN FRIDAY...AND CAUSE A WARMING AND MOISTENING TREND. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK. SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY AS A FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION. MAX...65... RH..................32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH NORTHEAST AT 9 TO 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4000-5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 22 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............68 62 59 56 RH..............32 32 35 40 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. 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.......2300-3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 28 TO 35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 21 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 48 45 43 42 40 RH..............44 48 51 57 59 63 20 FT WIND......NE 7 NE 6 N 6 N 6 N 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61. RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 17 TO 22 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 48 57 60 RH..............71 58 40 32 20 FT WIND......N 5G10 N 5G10 N 5G10 N 5G10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...REGINA ROBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091111.GOLDE.03/PAH