FNUS73 KPAH 242031 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLER CREEK SUBUNIT 2 3...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 231 PM CST WED FEB 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN JUST TO THE WEST OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS STRONG THURSDAY. IT WILL BE COOL...SIMILAR TO TODAY...AND QUITE DRY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BOTTOMING OUT IN THE LOW TO MID 20S. THE LIGHT WINDS SHOULD NOT BE A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR DISPERSION...SINCE MIXING HEIGHTS WILL MAX OUT ABOVE 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....18. MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400-2400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 26 24 23 22 21 RH..............44 52 54 57 57 56 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4600 3000 2000 1600 1400 1400 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 20 NW 18 NW 16 NW 13 NW 10 NW 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........34 AT IGNITION...MAX 41. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 4500 FT AGL AROUND 4 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............19 23 30 37 39 39 RH..............61 52 42 32 26 28 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 3 N 3 N 3 N 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1300 2000 3300 4200 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 N 10 N 8 N 6 N 5 N 2 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SPAETH REQUESTED BY...KEITH P KELLEY FMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100225.MILLE.01/PAH