FNUS73 KPAH 111351 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 19...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 751 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 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.........BECOMING SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........20 AT IGNITION...MAX 38. RH..................93 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1100-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............20 22 26 30 33 35 37 37 38 36 34 RH..............93 79 62 56 41 38 36 35 35 37 41 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24. RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 30 28 27 27 27 RH..............45 50 55 59 62 66 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 4 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45. RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......900-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TEMP............26 31 41 44 RH..............72 62 46 44 20 FT WIND......E 4G5 E 4G5 E 5G10 E 5G10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BLANCHARD REQUESTED BY...DREW MICKOLAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091211.TA19_.01/PAH