FNUS73 KPAH 141751 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR BRANDON CHAPEL...USFS LBL NAT REC AREA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1151 AM CST SAT NOV 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1119 CST ON NOVEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS WILL RESULT IN SOUTH WINDS THE REST OF TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE SOUTH WINDS WILL BRING HIGHER HUMIDITY...ARRIVING TODAY OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AND THE REST OF THE REGION TONIGHT. EXPECT THE CONTINUATION OF PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TODAY...WITH HIGHS TOPPING OUT NEAR 70 DEGREES AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 35 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER BACK TO NEAR 50 PERCENT BY 6 PM...80 PERCENT BY MIDNIGHT...AND NEAR 100 PERCENT BY SUNRISE SUNDAY. IN COMPARISON...LAST NIGHT/S HUMIDITY RECOVERED TO 88 PERCENT FROM A LOW OF 32 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........66 AT REQUEST...MAX 71. RH..................45 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT REQUEST...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 2400-2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 66 68 70 71 68 63 RH..............44 40 37 35 35 37 44 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 12 12 10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 54 52 50 50 49 RH..............53 66 74 80 83 86 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 SW 2 SW 1 SW 1 SW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70. RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 56 66 69 RH..............93 86 63 55 20 FT WIND......S 1G5 SE 2G5 SE 4G5 SE 3G5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...PRESLEY REQUESTED BY...REGINA ROBY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20091114.BRAND.02/PAH