FNUS73 KPAH 051353 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 14...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 753 AM CST TUE JAN 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON JANUARY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TWENTY FOOT WINDS BE MAINLY DOWNSLOPE FROM THE RIDGE TO THE VALLEY NEAR IGNITION TIME AND DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME MIXING WILL TAKE PLACE BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED 2500 TO 3000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE 50 PERCENT FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON...AS TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH INTO THE LOWER 20S. MIXING HEIGHTS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE MARGINAL ON WEDNESDAY...AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING SNOW STORM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........21 AT IGNITION...MAX 24. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2100-3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............21 22 23 23 22 20 RH..............57 57 55 54 59 63 20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 15 16 17 18 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....12. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......1000-2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............19 17 16 15 15 14 RH..............63 67 69 71 72 73 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 NW 4 NW 4 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 2600 2100 1600 1300 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 20 NW 21 NW 21 NW 18 SW 6 S 0 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....27. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............13 17 24 27 RH..............76 67 50 47 20 FT WIND......NW 3G5 NW 3G5 NW 2G5 NW 2G5 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1500 2200 2300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 NW 13 NW 10 W 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...DREW MICKOLAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100105.TA14_.01/PAH