FNUS73 KPAH 141447 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 19...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 847 AM CST THU JAN 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF HIGH SURFACE PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST TODAY. TONIGHT...A MINOR UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND A WEAK SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA...RESULTING IN CLOUDINESS AND DRIZZLE. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE FRIDAY AND WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOG FORMATION FRIDAY NIGHT. RAIN IS A POSSIBILITY LATER IN THE WEEKEND DUE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN STATES. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 49. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1600-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR MCR MCR MCR PC PC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 43 45 47 48 47 45 RH..............52 47 45 42 40 42 47 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 13 13 13 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY DRIZZLE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....DRZL DRZL DRZL DRZL DRZL DRZL TEMP............43 41 39 38 37 36 RH..............51 59 67 76 79 85 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 2 SW 2 SW 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1300 1000 800 700 700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 SW 12 SW 12 SW 10 SW 10 SW 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 3 3 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....DRZL DRZL NONE NONE TEMP............35 38 45 48 RH..............89 82 65 56 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2G5 W 3G5 NE 3G5 MIX HGT (FT)....800 1200 1700 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 SW 8 W 6 NW 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...WFOSPRINGFIELD (LINDENBERG) REQUESTED BY...DREW MICKOLAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100114.TA19_.01/PAH