FNUS73 KPAH 161511 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMPGROUND PILES...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 911 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON DECEMBER 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MAIN CONCERN FOR BURNING TODAY WILL BE SMOKE DISPERSION ISSUES DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT WINDS...AND MIXING HEIGHTS BARELY EXCEEDING 2000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TOMORROW...SO DISPERSION WILL BE LESS OF AN ISSUE THEN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........27 AT IGNITION...MAX 38. RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1200-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............24 27 31 34 36 37 37 36 33 RH..............67 53 43 39 36 37 38 42 49 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. 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.......1200-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 29 27 27 27 27 RH..............58 66 74 74 71 71 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 1 SE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47. RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 34 44 47 RH..............78 64 41 37 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 4G5 S 5G10 S 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SPAETH REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND J PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091216.CAMPG.01/PAH