FNUS73 KPAH 111531 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMPGROUND PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 931 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 CST ON DECEMBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST TODAY...MAKING WAY FOR A MINOR RAIN SHOWER EVENT LATE SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE A WARMING TREND OVER THE WEEKEND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ARRIVE LATE ON MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........29 AT IGNITION...MAX 39. RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 1500-3400 FT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............26 29 32 35 36 37 38 36 34 RH..............54 47 41 37 35 34 33 35 39 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24. RH..................MAX 66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 16 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............32 30 29 28 27 27 RH..............43 47 50 53 55 58 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 4 S 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 42. RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 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 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 30 39 41 RH..............63 59 48 50 20 FT WIND......SE 4G5 SE 5G10 SE 5G10 SE 6G15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND J PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091211.CAMPG.01/PAH