FNUS73 KPAH 142010 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR BRANDON CHAPEL...USFS LBL NAT REC AREA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 210 PM CST SAT NOV 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1353 CST ON NOVEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RELATIVELY LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. THE SOUTH WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY BRING HIGHER HUMIDITY TO WESTERN KENTUCKY...BUT NOT UNTIL TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SUNSHINE WILL BE FILTERED BY HIGH CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HIGHS TOPPING OUT IN THE LOWER 70S AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 35 PERCENT. 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 NIGHTS HUMIDITY RECOVERED TO 88 PERCENT FROM A LOW OF 32 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY OVERSPREAD THE LBL REGION AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........72 AT REQUEST...MAX 75. RH..................39 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT REQUEST...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 2200-2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............72 74 69 64 RH..............39 35 37 44 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....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 LOW TO VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 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 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 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....2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...PRESLEY REQUESTED BY...REGINA ROBY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20091114.BRAND.03/PAH