FNUS73 KPAH 261828 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TOWOSAHGY...MISSOURI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1228 PM CST FRI FEB 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1220 CST ON FEBRUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER TODAY...AS WE REMAIN SANDWICHED BETWEEN A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ON THE EAST COAST...AND A SYSTEM THAT WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. THIS WILL LEAVE OUR AREA WITH MAINLY SUNNY SKIES AND TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S IN MOST LOCATIONS. AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND...MORE CLOUDS WILL FILTER INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND PARTS OF WEST KENTUCKY...ESPECIALLY BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MAINLY IN THE 40S FOR THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 45. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN REMAINING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 4200 FT AGL AT 5 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............41 43 45 45 44 42 RH..............46 44 42 41 43 47 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 13 14 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SPAETH REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER CRABTREE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100226.TOWOS.01/PAH