FNUS73 KPAH 101622 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMPGROUND PILES...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1022 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1025 CST ON DECEMBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HUMIDITY WILL RUN 5 TO 10 PERCENT HIGHER NEAR LARGE BODIES OF WATER. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY GIVE WAY TO HIGH PRESSURE TODAY. ONE OF THE COLDEST DAYS OF THE SEASON IS ON TAP FOR TODAY...AS SUB FREEZING TEMPS PERSIST UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WARMER...MOIST AIR WILL BRING SEVERAL CHANCES OF LIGHT RAIN TO THE HEARTLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. COLDER AIR RETURNS BY MID WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........21 AT IGNITION...MAX 28. RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............18 21 24 26 28 28 27 23 RH..............53 47 41 38 35 35 38 45 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 9 9 8 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 20 20 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 16. RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-2500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............21 20 19 19 19 19 RH..............49 54 59 61 64 67 20 FT WIND......W 4 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 4 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 39. RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............18 24 34 38 RH..............73 62 44 41 20 FT WIND......SW 3G5 SW 5 SW 6G10 SW 6G10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND J PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091210.CAMPG.01/PAH