FNUS73 KPAH 121645 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR DREW...FISH & WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1045 AM CST THU NOV 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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. .REST OF TODAY... MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700-3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36. RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 2 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 46 43 41 41 39 RH..............42 51 62 67 65 70 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... 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. $$ FORECASTER...TREVINO REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND J PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091112.DREW_.03/PAH