FNUS73 KPAH 241502 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMPGROUND PILES...USFWS CRAB ORCHARD NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 902 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 CST ON NOVEMBER 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NOT A GOOD BURN DAY TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND MIDDAY. THEN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. AT THAT TIME...MARGINAL BURN CONDITIONS WILL BECOME WORSE...AS MIXING HEIGHTS WILL DROP CLOSE TO THE GROUND IN THE PRECIPITATION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 59. RH..................85 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2300-3800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 29 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............52 52 54 56 58 57 56 54 54 54 RH..............93 94 85 79 72 78 83 88 89 96 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600-1900 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 TO 28 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 48 46 45 44 43 RH..............100 96 93 86 86 86 20 FT WIND......S 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 2 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54. RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............42 46 51 53 RH..............86 79 71 64 20 FT WIND......SW 6G10 W 7G10 W 7G20 W 6G10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...SPAETH REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND J PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091124.CAMPG.01/PAH