FNUS73 KPAH 291228 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMPGROUND PILES...USFWS CRAB ORCHARD NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 628 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 CST ON DECEMBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLEARING SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE THE RULE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE QUAD STATE REGION TONIGHT...BRINGING LIGHT SNOW TO LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AFTER MIDNIGHT. A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........27 AT IGNITION...MAX 34. RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION... OTHERWISE LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS. 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...INCREASING TO 2200-2400 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING EAST 6 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC PC PC MSY MSY MSY MSY MSY MSY PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............27 28 29 30 31 32 33 33 32 32 31 RH..............68 65 59 56 52 50 48 46 44 48 51 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27. RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............31 30 29 29 29 29 RH..............53 58 63 66 69 72 20 FT WIND......E 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 3 SE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 1500 1200 1100 1000 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 SE 8 SE 9 SE 10 S 12 S 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OR LIGHT RAIN. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 40. RH..................MIN 64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW/RAIN TEMP............28 31 37 39 RH..............81 81 72 70 20 FT WIND......SE 4G10 S 5G10 S 6G15 S 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 2000 2500 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 16 S 20 S 17 CWR.............20 30 50 50 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...PRESLEY REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091229.CAMPG.01/PAH