FNUS73 KPAH 131549 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR EBP...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 949 AM CST FRI NOV 13 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1010 CST ON NOVEMBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY GIVE WAY TO AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE HEARTLAND AND STALL LATE THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING OUR NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN. RAIN CHANCES WILL PERSIST UNTIL MID WEEK WHEN HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN TO THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...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.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 58 61 63 64 64 63 59 RH..............46 44 41 38 35 35 38 44 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 52 50 48 48 47 RH..............51 61 66 71 71 71 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68. RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 54 64 67 RH..............73 66 50 47 20 FT WIND......S 3G5 S 5G10 S 5G15 S 5G15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...REGINA ROBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091113.EBP__.01/PAH