FNUS73 KPAH 251503 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNSON CO LANDFILL...USFS SHAWNEE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 903 AM CST THU FEB 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED JUST TO OUR WEST THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. PRIMARY ISSUE TODAY WILL BE RELATIVELY WEAK NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...DISPERSION SHOULD NOT BE A MAJOR PROBLEM...WITH MIXING HEIGHTS REACHING UP TO 5000 FT AGL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........34 AT IGNITION...MAX 37. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO A MAXIMUM OF 5200 FT AGL BY 5 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............34 35 36 36 36 35 RH..............41 38 36 33 36 38 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.8 3.9 4.7 5.1 5.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NW TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 10 9 9 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....22. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2400-3000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 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............33 30 28 26 25 24 RH..............43 51 58 62 65 68 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 2 N 2 N 2 N 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5000 4300 3600 3100 2900 2600 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 12 N 12 N 12 N 12 NW 14 NW 16 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....42. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............23 29 37 41 RH..............68 51 37 31 20 FT WIND......NW 2G5 NW 5G10 NW 6G10 NW 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 1900 2800 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 20 NW 21 NW 18 NW 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...SPAETH REQUESTED BY...JON TEUTRINE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100225.JOHNS.01/PAH