FNUS73 KPAH 171534 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMPGROUND PILES...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 934 AM CST THU DEC 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON DECEMBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE MAJOR CONCERN FOR BURNING TODAY IS A VERY STRONG INVERSION JUST OFF THE SURFACE. THIS WILL LEAD TO GOOD WARMING AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BUT MIXING HEIGHTS ARE NOT LIKELY TO EXCEED 1700 FT AGL. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. SMOKE MANAGEMENT WILL BE AN ISSUE. SLIGHTLY BETTER DISPERSION IS EXPECTED FRIDAY...BUT HUMIDITIES WILL BE HIGHER...AND THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 47. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 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 AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 200-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............38 42 44 46 46 46 45 42 RH..............52 44 39 37 37 37 40 46 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................1 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.......200-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 36 34 32 31 30 RH..............52 61 66 75 78 81 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 3 2 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47. RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................15 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TEMP............29 39 45 46 RH..............85 67 55 53 20 FT WIND......S 2G5 S 3G5 S 3G5 E 3G5 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...SPAETH REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND J PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091217.CAMPG.01/PAH