FNUS73 KPAH 121613
FWSPAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR DREW...FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1013 AM CST THU NOV 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1010 CST ON NOVEMBER 12.

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

.DISCUSSION...
VERY DRY AIR IS ALREADY IN PLACE OVER THE HEARTLAND.
THEREFORE...EXPECT SIMILAR READINGS TO YESTERDAYS RH.
THE MAIN DIFFERENCE WILL BE A MAJOR DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA TODAY. OTHERWISE
EXPECT MOISTURE TO SLOWLY INCREASE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND
WITH THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN TO ARRIVE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST
                    5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700-3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 0 TO 2 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 14 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............50  54  57  59  60  60  58  54
RH..............55  45  38  32  27  26  29  35
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..3   4   4   5   5   5   4   3
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   10  10  10  10  5   5
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR     CLEAR     CLEAR     CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............38        48        60        64
RH..............76        58        35        30
20 FT WIND......SE 2G5    S 5G10    S 6G10    S 6G10
HAINES INDEX....4         4         4         4

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FORECASTER...TREVINO
REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND J  PARRISH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091112.DREW_.02/PAH