FNUS73 KPAH 281411 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 26...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 811 AM CST THU JAN 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT...TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL REMAIN MAINLY IN THE 30S...DESPITE CLOUDS GIVING WAY TO SOME SUNSHINE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN GIVE WAY TO A STORM SYSTEM TRACKING EAST NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES. THIS STORM WILL RESULT IN SNOW EXPANDING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT -TIMES ALONG AND SOUTH OF A CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI TO MADISONVILLE KENTUCKY LINE. NORTH OF THAT LINE...SNOW WILL BE LIGHTER. BY THE -TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF FRIDAY NIGHT...AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM AN INCH ALONG THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA...TO AROUND 8 INCHES CLOSE TO THE ARKANSAS AND TENNESSEE STATE LINES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 40. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 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 2300-3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 12 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............38 38 38 38 39 38 36 RH..............56 57 54 53 51 52 54 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NE TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 14 13 12 12 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....23. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 65 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............34 31 29 27 25 24 RH..............59 64 68 73 80 85 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 7 N 7 N 8 NE 8 NE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 2200 1900 1800 1700 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 15 NE 18 NE 20 NE 20 NE 17 NE 16 CWR.............0 0 0 70 70 70 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....29. MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. CWR.................94 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.......1700-2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 21 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............23 25 27 28 RH..............86 85 77 77 20 FT WIND......NE 9G20 NE 9G20 NE 9G20 NE 9G20 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 1700 2200 2100 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 18 E 21 E 10 E 18 CWR.............90 90 90 90 HAINES INDEX....4 4 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...DREW MICKOLAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100128.TA26_.01/PAH